Print
Purpose:
Prints a
text
file
on
a lineprinter
while
you
are
processing
other
MS·DOS
commands
(usually called
background
printing
).
Syntax:
print
[drive:)lPathname](/d:device) [1b:size)[/q:value)
[/tll/e)[/p)
Comments:
You
can
use
the
print
command
only
if
you have a lineprinter
attached
to
your computer.
If
you
do
have a lineprinter you
can
use
the
following switches
with
this command:
MS-DOS Commands
731
Print
Id:dellice Specifies
the
print
device name.
If
you
do
not
The Print switches
give this switch,
print
prompts
for a
print
device.
If
you
do
not
specify one,
the
default device is
PRN
(the
first parallel
printer
connected
to
your
computer).
Other
possible
print
device names
are
AUX,
LPTI,
LPT2,
LPT3, COMI, and COM2. These
represent
the first, second,
and
third parallel printers, and
the
first and
second
serial printers
connected
to
your computer.
The
following switches are allowed only the first time you
run
the
print
command
after starting
MS·
DOS:
Ib:size
Iq:value
It
Ie
Ip
Sets
the
size in bytes
of
the
internal buffer. To
speed
up
the
print
command, you increase
the
value
of
lb.
Specifies
the
number
of
files allowed in
the
print
queue
-
if
you
want
more
than
10. The minimum
value for
the
Iq
switch is 4,
the
maximum 32,
and
the default, 10.
Deletes all files in
the
print
queue
(those
files
waiting
to
be
printed).
Turns
on
cancel
mode
and removes
the
preceding
filename and all following filenames from
the
print queue.
Turns
on
print
mode
and adds
the
preceding
filename and all following filenames
to
the
print
queue.
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