The
Advanced Printing Software User manual
provides
information on submitting and monitoring jobs to your printer using the command-line
interface (CLI) on your workstation.
Audience
This manual is intended for all users who need to submit and monitor
print jobs using the Advanced Printing Software command line-interface.
Related Software
Advanced Printing Software features PrintXchange technology developed
and marketed by Xerox Corporation.
Organization
This manual is organized as follows:
Chapter 1 - An introduction to the manual and an overview of the Advanced Printing Software
Chapter 2 - Information on defining and using logical printers, examining printer properties and settings, and setting up printer attribute files
Chapter 3 - Step-by-step instructions for submitting a print job
Chapter 4 - Guidelines for managing jobs that are waiting to print
Appendix A - Summaries of command attributes for jobs, documents, and printers
Appendix B - A comparison of BSD print commands to Advanced Printing Software commands
In addition to this manual, the following publications are available:
Advanced Printing Software Command Reference Guide. A guide that provides information on using, maintaining and operating the print system using the CLI.
Advanced Printing Software System Administration and Operations Guide. A guide explaining installation, configuration, and day-to-day management of the print system. It is primarily intended for administrator and operator use.
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$
A percent sign represents the C shell system prompt. A dollar sign represents the system prompt for the Bourne, Korn, and POSIX shells.
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cat
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number in parentheses.
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cat
(1)cat
command in Section 1 of the reference pages.