6.8. Record Queue Name in Control File

Options used:

• qq FLAG Insert queue name into control file

• force_queuename=Queuename to be used

The :qq use queuename option tells LPRng to record the queue name that a job was originally queued to in the control file as the Q information. The force_queuename=... entry forces the queue name to be the specified value. For example, the following printcap entry and lpr commands will result in a filter being passed the arguments shown below.

#printcap
  pr1_landscape|pr1_portrait|pr_raw
   :filter=/.../filter
   :lp=/dev/pr
   :qq

lpr -Ppr1_landscape      lpr -Ppr1_portrait
  control file -
    Qpr1_landscape          Qpr1_portrait

filter command line:
  ... -Qpr1_landscape     ... -Qpr1_portrait

The force_queuename can be used for force a specific value into the control file Q information.

john|tom|frank
  :filter=/.../filter
  :lp=/dev/pr
  :force_queuename=office

lpr -Pjohn
  control file -
   Qoffice

filter command line:
  ... -Qoffice