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[previous article] [next article]There are a lot of printers at ECN and you can print a lot of things on them; but, one thing that you do NOT want to print is binary files.
If you compile a program and create an a.out file, DO NOT send it to the printers! a.out is an executable binary file.
If you type "lpr -Pzd a.out", the zd printer will print a stack of pages an inch high that are totally useless. Save a tree! Don't print binary files like a.out, core and files ending in o.
If you make an error and send an a.out file to a printer, you can remove it from the printing queue before it prints. First type "lpq -Pzd" to getting a listing of the jobs waiting to be printed on the zd printer, then remove the offending job by using the lprm command. To get details on how to use these commands, type "man lpr", "man lpq", and "man lprm".
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