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45      <h1 class="SECT1"><a name="PRINTCAPPATH">12.15. Locations of
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48      <p>Options used:</p>
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52          <p><var class="LITERAL">printcap_path=</var><span class=
53          "emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">printcap file
54          locations</i></span></p>
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58          <p><var class="LITERAL">lpd_printcap_path=</var><span
59          class="emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">lpd server printcap
60          information</i></span></p>
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66      <p>The <var class="LITERAL">printcap_path</var> and <var
67      class="LITERAL">lpd_printcap_path</var> configuration options
68      (see <a href="configfile.htm">lpd.conf(5)</a> ) specify a set
69      of paths for the printcap information. If the <var class=
70      "LITERAL">lpd_printcap_path</var> is nonblank then the <b
71      class="APPLICATION">lpd</b> server uses it, otherwise it uses
72      the <var class="LITERAL">printcap_path</var> information.
73      Client programs use only <var class=
74      "LITERAL">printcap_path</var>. The path names can be
75      separated with whitespace, commas, semicolons, or colons. The
76      default values are:</p>
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81    printcap_path      ${sysconfdir}/printcap
82    lpd_printcap_path  (blank or empty)
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89        <h2 class="SECT2"><a name="AEN6076">12.15.1. Separate
90        Server and Client Printcap Files</a></h2>
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92        <p>Since only the <b class="APPLICATION">lpd</b> server
93        uses the printcap file specified by the <var class=
94        "LITERAL">lpd_printcap_path</var>, you can place server
95        specific information there. If this file is used it must
96        also contain any required information in the <var class=
97        "LITERAL">printcap_path</var> file.</p>
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101        <h2 class="SECT2"><a name="ALLPC">12.15.2. <var class=
102        "LITERAL">all</var> Printcap Entry</a></h2>
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104        <p>The <var class="LITERAL">all</var> printcap name and
105        <var class="LITERAL">all</var> option is reserved to
106        provide a list of printers available for use by the
107        spooling software. This is a desperation, last ditch, back
108        to the wall option for administrators with systems that do
109        not have ways to provide a list of printcap entries. The
110        'all' printcap entry has the form:</p>
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115    all:all=pr1,pr2,...
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121        <p>The value of the <var class="LITERAL">all</var> option
122        should be a list of printcap names whose values will then
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