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la88of(8)
NAME
  la88of - Filter for the Japanese LA88 printer

SYNOPSIS
  /usr/lbin/la88of [-c] [-h host] [-i indent] [-l length] [-L locale] [-n
  login] [-w width] [accounting_file]

OPTIONS
  -c  Prints control characters.

  -i indent
      Specifies the amount of indentation. The default is no (no
      indentation).

  -h host
      Specifies the host name of the job owner. This name can contain
      Japanese characters.

  -l length
      Specifies the page length in lines. The default value is 66.

  -L locale
      Specifies the printer codeset. This value must be a valid locale name.
      The default value is ja_JP.deckanji.

  -n login
      Specifies the login name of the job owner. This name can contain
      Japanese characters.

  -w width
      Specifies the page width in columns. The default value is 132.

OPERANDS
  accounting_file
      Specifies the file to record accounting information.

DESCRIPTION
  The la88of filter is used to filter text data for the LA88-J printer. The
  filter handles the device dependencies of the printer and performs
  accounting functions. At print job completion times, accounting records are
  written to the file specified by the af field in the /etc/printcap file.

  The filter can handle plain text files and files that have been
  preprocessed by nroff.  Either kind of file can contain non-ASCII
  characters.  The filter translates nroff control sequences for underlining,
  superscripting, and subscripting into the proper control sequences for the
  LA88 printer.

  The la88of filter can be the specified filter in both the of and the if
  fields in the /etc/printcap file. For more information on these fields, see
  printcap(4).

  The LA88-J printer can be configured to use the software on-demand loading
  (SoftODL) mechanism to print user-defined characters (UDCs). The
  i18n_printing(5) reference page describes the SoftODL mechanism.

  To enable SoftODL printing, set the ys field in /etc/printcap to 256.	 You
  can also set the default SoftODL database, style, and size by using the
  odldb and odlstyle options in the ya field.  If you specify a value for the
  yt field, use fifo.  Refer to printcap(4) for more information on these
  fields and associated options.

NOTES
  The lpr command supports a number of options and associated arguments to
  enable localization features supported by various printers. The following
  can be used with the la88of print filter:

  -A

      odldb
	  To specify the SoftODL database path

      odlstyle
	  To specify SoftODL font style and size

  For a complete description of the -A option and its arguments, refer to
  lpr(1).

ERRORS
  The lf field (default value is /dev/null) in the /etc/printcap file
  specifies the name of the error log.

SEE ALSO
  Commands: lpr(1), pr(1), lpd(8), pac(8)

  Files: printcap(4)

  Others: i18n_printing(5)

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