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- PRINT
-
- PRINT is an external command that lines up (or queues) files to be printed.
- The first time PRINT is executed, it must have the /D option, so that it will
- queue files. PRN: is the default. The nice thing about PRINT is that you can
- go on entering commands at the same time that PRINT is sending files to the
- printer. The bad thing is that you can't use TYPE, COPY, or PrtSC to print
- anything while PRINT is sending files to the printer.
-
- PRINT [/D:device] [/Q:nnn] [advanced options]
- or
- PRINT [/T] [[d:][pathname]filename[.ext]] ... [/C] [/P] ...
-
- [[d:][pathname]filename[.ext]] is the name of the file you want to print. The
- files will typically be in the current directory, as the total length of
- this option is 64 characters, limiting the length of pathnames that can
- be used. Older versions of DOS may not allow pathnames at all. Multiple
- files can be queued with one command.
-
- /C removes the preceding file from the print queue, if any. /C also removes
- following files from the print queue, until a /P option is encountered.
-
- /D:device specifies the print device to be used. Use of this option the first
- time PRINT is executed will suppress a prompt for the device.
-
- /P add the preceding file to the end of the print queue. It is the default
- option. /P also adds following files to the end of the print queue,
- until a /C option is encountered.
-
- /Q:nnn specifies the maximum number of files that can be queued (between 4 and
- 32. The default is 10. [Not supported in OS/2]
-
- /T terminates the file currently being printed, and empties the print queue.
- It may be followed by a /P option.
-
- PRINT by itself displays the status of the print queue.
-
- PRINT options vary from system to system. PRINT should not be used on a
- computer if other computers in a network use its files. Since the Ctrl-Z
- character is used as an end-of-file character by PRINT, graphics files can
- usually not be printed using PRINT.