6.8. Record Queue Name in Control File

Options used:

• qq FLAG Insert queue name into control file

• force_queuename=Queuename to be used

The :qq use queuename option tells LPRng to record the queue name that a job was originally queued to in the control file as the Q information. The force_queuename=... entry forces the queue name to be the specified value. For example, the following printcap entry and lpr commands will result in a filter being passed the arguments shown below.

    #printcap
      pr1_landscape|pr1_portrait|pr_raw
       :filter=/.../filter
       :lp=/dev/pr
       :qq
    
    lpr -Ppr1_landscape      lpr -Ppr1_portrait
      control file -
        Qpr1_landscape          Qpr1_portrait
    
    filter command line:
      ... -Qpr1_landscape     ... -Qpr1_portrait

The force_queuename can be used for force a specific value into the control file Q information.

    john|tom|frank
      :filter=/.../filter
      :lp=/dev/pr
      :force_queuename=office
    
    lpr -Pjohn
      control file -
       Qoffice
    
    filter command line:
      ... -Qoffice