Handling different stty settings

If the terminal and printer require different stty settings, you must create a shell script to handle that:

1. Create a file called lprints and enter the following text:

      :
      # /usr/bin/lprints
      #
      # Do local printing with stty settings that differ from
      # those of the terminal. The required settings are read
      # from environment variable LPRINTSTTY.
      
   
      oldstty=`stty -g`
      [ "$LPRINTSTTY" != "" ] && stty $LPRINTSTTY
      
   
      FORMS=X /usr/bin/lprint "$@"
      
   
      stty $oldstty
   

2. Change the permissions on the file:
   
   chmod 755 lprints

3. Put the file in an appropriate directory (for example: /usr/bin) and use it instead of lprint:
   
   lprints filename

   Users can store the stty settings required for a local printer using the environment variable LPRINTSTTY.
   
   You can set system-wide values in the /etc/profile and /etc/cshrc files:

      LPRINTSTTY="ixon ixoff -ixany onlcr"; export LPRINTSTTY
   

See also:

• termcap(F) manual page