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From: "Domingo Siliceo" <dsiliceo@adam.es>
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Date: Mon, 19 Aug 1996 14:39:48 +0200
Subject: Sending commands to default printer.
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Hi all,
under Linux, I used to send commands to my printer this way:

	echo -ne \\033\&k2G >> /dev/lp1

but it seems BSD does not work the same way. How could it be done?

Thanks for your time.


./Domingo Siliceo