Printer-specific information

The format and content of the header and trailer pages can be customized by editing the files containing the prototype text.

The files that contain the prototype text are in the /usr/lib/lpd/pio/burst directory. The file names are in the format X.yyy, where X is either H to indicate header pages or T to indicate trailer pages. yyy indicates the type of data stream: ascii for ASCII, ps for PostScript, or gl for plotter emulation. For example, the file named H.ascii is the prototype text for header pages to be printed in ASCII, and T.ps is the prototype text for trailer pages to be printed in PostScript. The escape sequences used in the text files begin with the % (percent) character and are described with the pioburst command. See the pioburst command for more information.

The following sections give you information specific to certain printers that you might need to configure and set up your printer and queue systems: