Chapter 6 I
Command
Reference
PRINT
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[pathname
[lD:device] [/B:size]
y
[lQ:value]
[Ie]
[lP]
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[IT]
Prints
a file on a line
printer
while you
are
processing other MS-
DOS commands (background printing).
Parameters
pathname is
the
name
of
the
file you wish to print. The path-
name
is a complete
path,
including drive and directories.
ID:device specifies
the
print
device.
If
not specified,
the
default
device is LPT1 (printer
numberl).
If
you
do
not use ID:device,
the
first
time
you use PRINT,
it
qisplays a prompt
that
asks
for
the
print
device.
IB:size sets
the
size
in
bytes of
the
internal
buffer. Increasing
the
value of
the
print
buffers using
IB
speeds up PRINT opera-
tions.
You
only use
this
switch once,
the
first time you
run
PRINT.
IQ:value selects
the
number of files allowed
in
the
print
queue.
The
number
of files can be
in
the
range 4 to 32,
the
default is
10.
You
only use
this
switch once,
the
first time you
run
PRINT.
,
IC
turns
on
the
cancel mode. This switch cancels
the
file imme-
diately preceding
IC, and all files following IC
and
removes
them
from
the
print
queue.
IP
turns
on
print
mode. This switch adds
the
file you type imme-
diately preceding
IP, and all files you
list
following IP, to
the
print
queue.
IT
deletes
all
files
in
the
print
queue (those waiting to print).
Notes
and
Suggestions
• Wildcards (*
and
?) can be used
in
the
filename parameter.
• When used without options, PRINT displays
the
contents of
the
print
queue on
the
screen without affecting
the
queue.
• Use PRINT only
if
you have a line printer attached and ready.
• The disk containing
the
files to be printed
must
remain
in
the
specified drive
until
all
printing is complete.
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