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diff --git a/usr.sbin/lptcontrol/lptcontrol.8 b/usr.sbin/lptcontrol/lptcontrol.8 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..52c34a6 --- /dev/null +++ b/usr.sbin/lptcontrol/lptcontrol.8 @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@ +.\" +.\" lptcontrol - a utility for manipulating the lpt driver +.\" +.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without +.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions +.\" are met: +.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. +.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the +.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. +.\" +.\" +.\" $Id: lptcontrol.1,v 1.3 1994/05/22 12:31:54 csgr Exp $ +.TH lptcontrol 1 "March 12, 1994" "" "FreeBSD" + +.SH NAME +lptcontrol - a utility for manipulating the lpt printer driver. +.SH SYNOPSIS +.na +.B lptcontrol +.RB [options] +.SH DESCRIPTION +The +.B lptcontrol +command is used to set either the interrupt-driven or polling mode +of individual lpt devices. When a printer is switched between +interrupt-driven and polled mode, this change will only take effect +the next time the device is opened. +.SH OPTIONS +.TP +The following command line options are supported. +.TP +.B \-i +Turns on interrupt-driven mode. +.TP +.B \-p +Turns on polled mode. +.TP +.BI "\-f\ " file +Sets the mode of the printer device specified by +.I file. +The default value for +.I file +is +.I /dev/lpt0 +.TP +One of +.B \-i +or +.B \-p +must be specified. +.PP +.SH FILES +/dev/lpt? +.PP +.SH BUGS +If the port to be controlled does not have a printer connected and +on-line, then lptcontrol will not be able to open the port in question +for performing ioctl's and will fail. +.sp +Sure to be others. +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.BR lpt (4) , +.BR /sys/i386/conf/GENERICAH +.SH AUTHOR +Geoffrey M. Rehmet |