Answers to FAQ: take a look at http://web.mit.edu/answers/printing/.
- sending a file to a printer: lpr -Pprintername filename
- print several files at the same time: lpr -Pprinter file1 file2 file3 ...
- check if the printer is working and to check if your file has been printed: lpq -Pprintername
- check the complete list of printer locations, with their status and number of jobs: cview printers
- remove their own printing job: lprm -Pprintername ## (where ## is the job number)
- remove all jobs on that printer: lprm -Pprintername -
- print PDF files directly: acroread -toPostScript < filename.pdf | lpr (add acro, if necessary)
- print on both side of the paper: lpr -Pprintername2 ...
- printer hardware problems, send mails to "hotline # mit.edu"
- Printing SELECTED pages of a POSTSCRIPT file: psrev
- print 2 pages of a ps file per printed page: psnup -2 filename.ps | lpr -Pajax
- print 2 pages of a text file per printed page: enscript -2r -Pprinter filename
No quota for printing so far: The print quota system is not currently in service. Pages that you print will not count towards a print quota. However, the print servers do log printer usage, and abusing Athena print resources is a violation of the Athena Rules of Use.