The following options are recognized by lp:
-- Marks the end of options; use this to print a file whose
name begins with a dash (-).
-E Forces encryption when connecting to the server.
-U username
Specifies the username to use when connecting to the server.
-c This option is provided for backwards-compatibility only. On
systems that support it, this option forces the print file
to be copied to the spool directory before printing. In
CUPS, print files are always sent to the scheduler via IPP
which has the same effect.
-d destination
Prints files to the named printer.
-h hostname[:port]
Chooses an alternate server.
-i job-id
Specifies an existing job to modify.
-m Sends an email when the job is completed.
-n copies
Sets the number of copies to print.
-o "name=value [ ... name=value ]"
Sets one or more job options. See "COMMON JOB OPTIONS"
below.
-q priority
Sets the job priority from 1 (lowest) to 100 (highest). The
default priority is 50.
-s Do not report the resulting job IDs (silent mode.)
-t "name"
Sets the job name.
-H hh:mm
-H hold
-H immediate
-H restart
-H resume
Specifies when the job should be printed. A value of
immediate will print the file immediately, a value of hold
will hold the job indefinitely, and a UTC time value (HH:MM)
will hold the job until the specified UTC (not local) time.
Use a value of resume with the -i option to resume a held
job. Use a value of restart with the -i option to restart a
completed job.
-P page-list
Specifies which pages to print in the document. The list
can contain a list of numbers and ranges (#-#) separated by
commas, e.g., "1,3-5,16". The page numbers refer to the
output pages and not the document's original pages - options
like "number-up" can affect the numbering of the pages.
COMMON JOB OPTIONS
Aside from the printer-specific options reported by the
lpoptions(1) command, the following generic options are
available:
-o job-sheets=name
Prints a cover page (banner) with the document. The "name"
can be "classified", "confidential", "secret", "standard",
"topsecret", or "unclassified".
-o media=size
Sets the page size to size. Most printers support at least
the size names "a4", "letter", and "legal".
-o number-up={2|4|6|9|16}
Prints 2, 4, 6, 9, or 16 document (input) pages on each
output page.
-o orientation-requested=4
Prints the job in landscape (rotated 90 degrees counter-
clockwise).
-o orientation-requested=5
Prints the job in landscape (rotated 90 degrees clockwise).
-o orientation-requested=6
Prints the job in reverse portrait (rotated 180 degrees).
-o print-quality=3
-o print-quality=4
-o print-quality=5
Specifies the output quality - draft (3), normal (4), or
best (5).
-o sides=one-sided
Prints on one side of the paper.
-o sides=two-sided-long-edge
Prints on both sides of the paper for portrait output.
-o sides=two-sided-short-edge
Prints on both sides of the paper for landscape output.
