XTLPC(8)
NAME
xtlpc - LPD protocol server driver
SYNOPSIS
xtlpc -H hostname -f ctrlfile [ -F fifo ] [ -S host ] [ -P ptrname ] [ -N ] [ file ]
DESCRIPTION
xtlpc is a terminal server program for use by GNUspool where the
destination is an LPD protocol server. Input is usually taken from
standard input, or from the supplied file name.
OPTIONS
- -H hostname
- This is the host name or IP address to be used to access the
printer. In GNUspool setup files, it may be appropriate to substitute $SPOOLDEV or $SPOOLPTR here. - -f ctrlfile
- This specifies the location of the control file, typically
xtlpc-ctrl in the internal programs directory. - -S hostname
- This is the host name or IP address of the sending host, in the cases where gethostname(3) does not yield an appropriate answer.
- -P ptrname
- The LPD protocol supplies a name to the printer. By default,
this is taken from SPOOLPTR, i.e. the name given as the name of the printer under GNUspool. Some terminal servers require a specific name to be given to the printer, perhaps to select
which printer, or printer option of several is to be specified. This option overrides this printer name in the protocol. - -F fifo Take input from the named fifo rather than standard input or
- the supplied file.
- This is useful in situations where the LPD protocol has to be
run from a command line, i.e. a console session, and files sent to it by having GNUspool write to the fifo. - -N Avoid sending zero length files, which confuse some servers.
DIAGNOSTICS
xtlpc generates any appropriate diagnostics on standard error.
EXIT CODES
Normal termination is denoted by an exit code of zero.
1 Usage error, invalid option etc.
2 No control file given.
3 No destination host given.
4 Cannot open input file.
5 Unknown host name.
6 Cannot open control file.
7 Syntax errors in control file.
8 No spool directory defined.
9 Cannot select spool directory.
10 Control card format not given in control file
11 Invalid format control card in control file
12 Cannot write to spool directory
13 Cannot create spool file
14 Cannot allocate file name.
15 Cannot open FIFO.
16 Name given is not a FIFO.
17 Cannot specify input and FIFO.
20 Cannot create sequence file
30 No port name in control file
31 TCP protocol missing
32 Cannot find named port in service file
33 Cannot open socket.
34 Cannot bind port
35 Cannot allocate TCP device
36 Cannot make connection
37 Cannot allocate TCP space or change stream
40 Write failure writing to socket
41 Lost spool file
42 Read failure ack packet.
43 Error return from remote.
50 Cannot determine own host name
51 Invalid host name
200 Exit on signal.
FILES
xtlpc-ctrl control file
/var/spool/gnuspool/xtlpc spool directory (may be changed in xtlpcctrl)
SEE ALSO
xilp(8), xtelnet(8), xtftp(8), xtlhp(8).
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free
software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of the GNU
General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. There
is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
AUTHOR
- John M Collins, Xi Software Ltd.