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12.2 Printing

Command: Print Region
Command: Print Buffer
Command: Print File

Print Region and Print Buffer print the contents of the current region and the current buffer, respectively. Print File prompts for a the name of a file and prints that file. Any error messages will be displayed in the echo area.

Hemlock Variable: Print Utility (initial value "/usr/cs/bin/lpr")
Hemlock Variable: Print Utility Switches (initial value ())

Print Utility is the program the print commands use to send files to the printer. The program should act like lpr: if a filename is given as an argument, it should print that file, and if no name appears, standard input should be assumed. Print Utility Switches is a list of strings specifying the options to pass to the program.


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