LPRng-HOWTO: 15 Oct 2001 (For LPRng-3.7.9)
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# 5.4. PRINTER, LPDEST, NPRINTER, and NGPRINTER Environment Variables

If no command line option is specified, the LPRng clients will use the first defined PRINTER, LPDEST, NPRINTER, or NGPRINTER environment variable value and will use the value as though specified as a `-P$PRINTER` command line literal. If the value has the form `-Pprinter@host` the print queue will be `printer` on server `host` and not consult the printcap database. If the value has the form `printer` then the printcap will be searched for a `printer` printcap entry. For example:

        export PRINTER=laser@10.0.0.1; lpr
          equivalent to printcap entry:
            laser:lp=laser@10.0.0.1
        export PRINTER=pr; lpr
          look up printcap entry for 'lp'

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