Students printing files to the default ITS printer should use the cslpr command. This command generated printed output showing the student’s ID number at the top of each page, the date and time of the printing, and page number.

The lpr command is not used to print plain text files from Unix systems (e.g. bgunix, allegro, or solar) to our departmental Postscript printers. The Unix a2ps command is provided for that purpose. However, the default settings for a2ps may not be to your liking. For that reason, a set of commands are available to print to CS Postscript printers from ITS Unix systems (e.g. bgunix) and from CS Unix systems (e.g. allegro and solar). These are the available commands:

faclpr - Prints a text file on printer CS Faculty
faclpq - Checks the print queue on CS Faculty
galpr - Prints a text file on printer CS Grad Assistants
galpq - Checks the print queue on CS Grad Assistants
gradlpr - Prints a text file on printer CS Graduate
gradlpq - Checks the print queue on CS Graduate

These commands are available to faculty automatically from CS department Unix systems and from bgunix. You don't need to do anything to enable them. Students will not have access to these commands.

IMPORTANT: These commands are ONLY for printing plain text (ASCII) files.