# Here is a sample printer devices file where# some of the printers have been commented out.## The fields are:##	$1 printer name#	$2 printer location - just a comment for lp -d'?'#	$3 destination host - machine that manages print queue#	$4 devname - device name used by destination host or physical device file#	$5 speed - for printers on serial ports#	$6 class - describes printer, e.g., postscript vs pcl#	$7 process - how to process file to produce printable output#	$8 spooler - how to spool that output for printing#	$9 stat - how to query device status#	$10 kill - how to remove print jobs#	$11 daemon - how to start the print daemon to serve queue#	$12 sched - scheduling order## HP LaserJet 4M connected to serial port on an Annex terminal server.# 2c254 2C-254 rice tcp!annex!7035 19200 post+600dpi generic generic generic generic tcppost FIFO## HP LaserJet 4M connected to Ethernet via a JetDirect card.# The speed field is used to set the bufffer size in the tcpostio program run from tcppost.# 2c307 2C-307 alice tcp!mh2c307!9100 81920 post+600dpi generic generic generic generic tcppost FIFO## HP LaserJet 4M connected to serial port on a Cisco terminal server.# 2t4 2T-402 pyxis tcp!ts!4010 19200 post+600dpi generic generic generic generic tcppost FIFO## HP LaserJet 4Si/MX connected to Ethernet via a JetDirect card.# This printer has a duplexing option.# See /sys/lib/postscript/prologues/hpsimx.ps for a fix to make it default# to the large paper tray at postion 1.# fn 2C-501 helix tcp!fn!9100 81920 post2+600dpi+duplex generic generic generic generic tcppost FIFO## Tektronix Phaser 200i connected to Ethernet.# Using Xinet K-Talk software from a UNIX host. This software is not recommended.# We do not want to waste stock on the color printer so we do not print header pages.# peacock 2C-501 cetus peacock - post2+300dpi+nohead+color generic generic generic generic appletalk FIFO## Any PostScript printer connected to the LPT1 port on my 486 pc running Plan 9 as a terminal.pcclone - - /dev/lpt1data - post+nohead generic pcclone - - - -## QMS-410 connected to the serial port of an NCD terminal.# math34 2T-102 rice tcp!math34!87 9600 post+600dpi generic generic generic generic tcppost FIFO## QMS-410 connected to the serial port of an AT&T 630/730 terminal# ps630 printer-on-630 - - - post+300dpi+nohead generic ps630 - - - -## Xante Accel-a-Writer-8200. 1200dpi printer that uses a BSD lpr print daemon protocol# psu 2C-501 cetus psu - post+1200dpi generic generic xante generic lpddaemon FIFO## 'stdout' sends the output to the standard output of the lp command.# if the 'phys_dev_name' field is set to a file or device, the output will go to it instead.# if '+sendEOT' is added to the 'class' field, an EOT character will be sent at the end of the output.#stdout - - - - post+nohead generic nospool - - - -## sends the output to the standard output of the lp command.# used for generating output suitable for 100 dpi.100dpi - - - - post+100dpi+nohead generic nospool - - - -## same as above for generating output suitable for 300 dpi.300dpi - - - - post+300dpi+nohead generic nospool - - - -## same as above for generating output suitable for 600 dpi.#600dpi - - - - post+600dpi+nohead generic nospool - - - -## same as above for generating output suitable for Linotronics phototypesetter.1270dpi - - - - post+lino+nohead generic nospool - - - - # 600dpi postscript printer named vogon via BSD LPD printer queue on alicevogon printer-room t23 /dev/atibm - post+600dpi generic generic generic generic dumb FIFO # HP DeskJet and Canon BJC-240hpdeskjet - - /dev/lpt1data - gs!cdj670+nohead generic nospool - - - -canonbjc240l - - /dev/lpt1data - gs!bjc600+nohead generic nospool - - - - # LaserJet4-compatible printer on Linux parallel portlaser 2D t23 /dev/par0 - post+gs!ljet4+nohead generic generic generic generic gsdev FIFO