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lprps is a collection of programs for using lpr with a PostScript
printer connected by a bidirectional serial channel.

It contains the following programs:

    lprps   handles communication with the printer
    psif    allows separate filters to be used for text and PostScript
    textps  simple text to PostScript filter
    psrev   PostScript page reversal filter
    psof    banner filter
    
Some features are:
 
  * Deals intelligently with output generated by the printer: printer
    errors (such as ``out of paper'') are logged using syslog.
  * Updates status file (displayed by lpq) with printer's current status.
  * Performs printer accounting.
  * Ensures that the printer is ready to receive the job.
  * Determines whether file is PostScript or text and prints it appropriately
  * Can automatically perform page reversal for the benefit of printers
    that stack face-up.

  -- David O'Brien  (obrien@cs.ucdavis.edu)