Getting `lpr` to use both sides of the sheet(s)
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Today I found myself printing a man page, adapting the suggested command from the man(1) man page to use my local printer lw8 as follows.
$ man -t 8 fsck.fat | lpr -Plw8 -o sides=two-sided-long-edge
However, it ended up wasting some paper, printing only one page on each sheet. I imagine this is something which can probably be fixed by changing a configuration file somewhere, or else by reinstalling a driver, but I'm not sure where to look.
Does anyone have pointers? The closest related question I found does not address my issue.
Edit: This printer is a Kyocera Ecosys FS-9130DN, and I know it supports both sides because I've done it dozens of times through the GUI which appears when I print outside of the command line. My distro is Ubuntu 16.04, and I'm sure I'm using CUPS because that's how I installed this network printer.
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Today I found myself printing a man page, adapting the suggested command from the man(1) man page to use my local printer lw8 as follows.
$ man -t 8 fsck.fat | lpr -Plw8 -o sides=two-sided-long-edge
However, it ended up wasting some paper, printing only one page on each sheet. I imagine this is something which can probably be fixed by changing a configuration file somewhere, or else by reinstalling a driver, but I'm not sure where to look.
Does anyone have pointers? The closest related question I found does not address my issue.
Edit: This printer is a Kyocera Ecosys FS-9130DN, and I know it supports both sides because I've done it dozens of times through the GUI which appears when I print outside of the command line. My distro is Ubuntu 16.04, and I'm sure I'm using CUPS because that's how I installed this network printer.
lpr
asked Nov 28 at 20:57
airbornemihir
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That is the option. Perhaps a problem with the printer or driver. Please identify your printer and OS
– Panther
Nov 28 at 21:20
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Do you know what printing system you're using? Is it CUPS or something else? (A hint you're using CUPS would be it mentioned in that lpr manpage).
– derobert
Nov 28 at 21:57
Printer-ooptions are printer dependent.sidesmay or may not exist for your printer. How to find out which options a printer supports depends on your printing system (e.g. CUPS), so you need us to tell your printing system.
– dirkt
Nov 29 at 8:24
Thanks, I just edited with the information you all asked for.
– airbornemihir
Nov 29 at 22:09
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Today I found myself printing a man page, adapting the suggested command from the man(1) man page to use my local printer lw8 as follows.
$ man -t 8 fsck.fat | lpr -Plw8 -o sides=two-sided-long-edge
However, it ended up wasting some paper, printing only one page on each sheet. I imagine this is something which can probably be fixed by changing a configuration file somewhere, or else by reinstalling a driver, but I'm not sure where to look.
Does anyone have pointers? The closest related question I found does not address my issue.
Edit: This printer is a Kyocera Ecosys FS-9130DN, and I know it supports both sides because I've done it dozens of times through the GUI which appears when I print outside of the command line. My distro is Ubuntu 16.04, and I'm sure I'm using CUPS because that's how I installed this network printer.
lpr
asked Nov 28 at 20:57
airbornemihir
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Today I found myself printing a man page, adapting the suggested command from the man(1) man page to use my local printer lw8 as follows.
$ man -t 8 fsck.fat | lpr -Plw8 -o sides=two-sided-long-edge
However, it ended up wasting some paper, printing only one page on each sheet. I imagine this is something which can probably be fixed by changing a configuration file somewhere, or else by reinstalling a driver, but I'm not sure where to look.
Does anyone have pointers? The closest related question I found does not address my issue.
Edit: This printer is a Kyocera Ecosys FS-9130DN, and I know it supports both sides because I've done it dozens of times through the GUI which appears when I print outside of the command line. My distro is Ubuntu 16.04, and I'm sure I'm using CUPS because that's how I installed this network printer.
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asked Nov 28 at 20:57
airbornemihir
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asked Nov 28 at 20:57
airbornemihir
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asked Nov 28 at 20:57
airbornemihir
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asked Nov 28 at 20:57
airbornemihir
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asked Nov 28 at 20:57
airbornemihir
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That is the option. Perhaps a problem with the printer or driver. Please identify your printer and OS
– Panther
Nov 28 at 21:20
1
Do you know what printing system you're using? Is it CUPS or something else? (A hint you're using CUPS would be it mentioned in that lpr manpage).
– derobert
Nov 28 at 21:57
Printer-ooptions are printer dependent.sidesmay or may not exist for your printer. How to find out which options a printer supports depends on your printing system (e.g. CUPS), so you need us to tell your printing system.
– dirkt
Nov 29 at 8:24
Thanks, I just edited with the information you all asked for.
– airbornemihir
Nov 29 at 22:09
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That is the option. Perhaps a problem with the printer or driver. Please identify your printer and OS
– Panther
Nov 28 at 21:20
1
Do you know what printing system you're using? Is it CUPS or something else? (A hint you're using CUPS would be it mentioned in that lpr manpage).
– derobert
Nov 28 at 21:57
Printer-ooptions are printer dependent.sidesmay or may not exist for your printer. How to find out which options a printer supports depends on your printing system (e.g. CUPS), so you need us to tell your printing system.
– dirkt
Nov 29 at 8:24
Thanks, I just edited with the information you all asked for.
– airbornemihir
Nov 29 at 22:09
That is the option. Perhaps a problem with the printer or driver. Please identify your printer and OS
– Panther
Nov 28 at 21:20
That is the option. Perhaps a problem with the printer or driver. Please identify your printer and OS
– Panther
Nov 28 at 21:20
1
1
Do you know what printing system you're using? Is it CUPS or something else? (A hint you're using CUPS would be it mentioned in that lpr manpage).
– derobert
Nov 28 at 21:57
Do you know what printing system you're using? Is it CUPS or something else? (A hint you're using CUPS would be it mentioned in that lpr manpage).
– derobert
Nov 28 at 21:57
Printer
-o options are printer dependent. sides may or may not exist for your printer. How to find out which options a printer supports depends on your printing system (e.g. CUPS), so you need us to tell your printing system.– dirkt
Nov 29 at 8:24
Printer
-o options are printer dependent. sides may or may not exist for your printer. How to find out which options a printer supports depends on your printing system (e.g. CUPS), so you need us to tell your printing system.– dirkt
Nov 29 at 8:24
Thanks, I just edited with the information you all asked for.
– airbornemihir
Nov 29 at 22:09
Thanks, I just edited with the information you all asked for.
– airbornemihir
Nov 29 at 22:09
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That is the option. Perhaps a problem with the printer or driver. Please identify your printer and OS
– Panther
Nov 28 at 21:20
1
Do you know what printing system you're using? Is it CUPS or something else? (A hint you're using CUPS would be it mentioned in that lpr manpage).
– derobert
Nov 28 at 21:57
Printer
-ooptions are printer dependent.sidesmay or may not exist for your printer. How to find out which options a printer supports depends on your printing system (e.g. CUPS), so you need us to tell your printing system.– dirkt
Nov 29 at 8:24
Thanks, I just edited with the information you all asked for.
– airbornemihir
Nov 29 at 22:09