Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 19:29:45 +0200 (CEST) From: Andre Albsmeier <andre.albsmeier@mchp.siemens.de> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Can lpr/lpd remove the symlink AND the source file? Message-ID: <199808131729.TAA14703@internal>
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Lets assume the following scenario: We have a big file that is the output of an application which has to be printed. After printing, the file is no longer needed, and for this reason we want the file to get automatically removed after printing. 1. We do a "lpr -r -Pprinter filename" ==> The file is removed after printing 2. We do a "lpr -s -r -Pprinter filename" ==> The symlink is removed after printing, the file remains While doing 1. the file has to be copied which might be unacceptable if it is very large. By using 2. we avoid the copying but the file remains and has to be removed manually. Would it make sense to invent a new option for lpr which allows symlinking AND removal of the symlink together with the input file? Or is this already possible with -STABLE's lpr/lpd and I am simply to stupid... What do you think? Thanks, -Andre To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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