Option		Meaning
ab		always print banner, ignore lpr -h option
achk		query accounting server when connected
ae		accounting at end (see also af, la, ar, as)
af		name of accounting file (see also la, ar)
ah		automatically hold all jobs
allow_duplicate_args		Allow duplicate command line arguments (legacy requirement)
allow_getenv		Allow use of LPD_CONF
allow_user_logging		allow users to request logging info using lpr -mhost%port
ar		enable remote transfer accounting (if af is set)
as		accounting at start (see also af, la, ar)
use_auth		authentication type to use
auth_forward		authentication type for forwarding
be		Banner at End Generation Program
bk		Berkeley LPD job file format
bk_filter_options		Berkeley LPD filter options
bk_of_filter_options		Berkeley LPD OF filter options
bkf		backwards-compatible filters: use simple parameters
bl		short banner line sent to banner printer
bp		Banner Generation Program (see bs, be)
bq		Use filters on bounce queue jobs
bq_format		Format of bounce queue output
br		Serial port bit rate (see ty)
bs		Banner at Start Generation Program
cd		control directory
check_for_nonprintable		LPR checks for nonprintable file
check_idle		program used to check for idle printer
class_in_status		Show job class name in lpq status information
client		Mark printcap entry for client programs only
cm		comment identifying printer (LPQ)
config_file		configuration file
connect_grace		connection control for remote printers
connect_interval		connection control for remote printers
connect_timeout		connection control for remote printers
connect_try		connection control for remote printers
control_filter		control file filter
db		debug options for queue
default_format		default job format
default_permission		default permission for files
default_printer		default printer
default_printer_when_unknown		used by LPD when printer name not in printcap
default_priority		default job priority
default_remote_host		default remote host
default_tmp_dir		default directory for temp files
destinations		printers that a route filter may return and we should query
exit_linger_timeout		connection close linger timeout
ff		string to send for a form feed
filter_ld_path		filter LD_LIBRARY_PATH value
filter_options		filter options
filter_path		filter PATH environment variable
fo		send form feed when device is opened
force_fqdn_hostname		force FQDN hostname value in control file
force_localhost		force clients to send all requests to localhost
force_queuename		force use of this queuename if none provided
fq		send form feed when device is closed
full_time		use extended time format
generate_banner		generate banner page for forwarded jobs
group		Effective Group ID (EGID) for SUID ROOT programs
hl		Header (banner) last, at end of job
ignore_requested_user_priority		Ignore requested user priority
if		default (f, l) filter program
ipv6		using IPV6 conventions
kerberos_keytab		kerberos keytab file location
kerberos_life		kerberos key lifetime
kerberos_renew		kerberos key renewal time
kerberos_forward_principal		kerberos remote principle name for forwarding
kerberos_server_principal		kerberos remote server principle name
kerberos_service		kerberos default service
la		enable local printer accounting (if af is set)
ld		leader string sent on printer open
lf		error log file for spool queue
lk		lock the IO device
lockfile		lpd lock file
logger_destination		destination for logging information
logger_timeout		intervals between connection attempts
logger_pathname		temp file for log information
logger_max_size		max size in Kbytes of temp file for log information
longnumber		use long job number when a job is submitted
lp		printer device name or specification
lpd_bounce		force lpd to filter job before forwarding
lpd_force_poll		force lpd to poll idle printers
lpd_poll_time		interval between lpd printer polls
lpd_port		lpd listening port
lpd_printcap_path		lpd printcap path
lpr_bounce		lpr does filtering as in bounce queue
lpr_bsd		lpr does filtering as in bounce queue
mail_from		mail user from user name
mail_operator_on_error		mail to this operator on error
max_connect_interval		maximum time between connection attempts
max_log_file_size		maximum size (in K) of spool queue log file
max_servers_active		maximum number of lpd queue servers that can be active
max_status_line		maximum length of status line
max_status_size		maximum size (in K) of status file
mc		maximum copies allowed
min_log_file_size		minimum size (in K) of spool queue log file
min_status_size		minimum size to reduce status file to
minfree		minimum amount of free space needed
ml		minimum number of printable characters for printable check
ms_time_resolution		millisecond time resolution
mx		maximum job size (1Kb blocks, 0 = unlimited)
nb		use nonblocking device open
network_connect_grace		pause between transferring jobs to remote printer
nline_after_file		N line after file name
of		banner output filter
of_filter_options		OF filter options
oh		Printcap entry valid only on these hosts
originate_port		originate connections from these ports
pass_env		clients pass these environment variables to filters
perms_path		lpd.perms files
pl		page length (in lines)
pr		pr program for p format
printcap_path		/etc/printcap files
ps		printer status file name
pw		page width (in characters)
px		page width in pixels (horizontal)
py		page length in pixels (vertical)
queue_lock_file		queue lock file name
queue_control_file		queue control file name
queue_status_file		queue status file name
qq		put queue name in control file
remote_support		operations allowed to remote host
report_server_as		server name for status reports
retry_econnrefused		Retry on connect ECONNREFUSED errors
retry_nolink		Retry device open or connect failures
return_short_status		return short lpq status when request arrives from specified host
reuse_addr		set SO_REUSEADDR on outgoing ports
reverse_lpq_format		reverse lpq format when request arrives from specified host
rg		clients allow only users in this group access to printer
rm		remote machine (hostname) (with rp)
router		routing filter, returns destinations
rp		remote printer name (with rm)
rw		open printer for reading and writing
safe_chars		additional safe characters in control file lines
save_on_error		save job when an error
save_when_done		save job when done
sb		short banner (one line only)
sd		spool directory pathname
send_block_format		send block of data, rather than individual files
send_data_first		send data files first in job transfer
send_failure_action		failure action to take after send_try attempts failed
send_job_rw_timeout		print job read/write timeout
send_query_rw_timeout		status query operation read/write timeout
send_try		maximum number of times to try sending job
sendmail		sendmail program
server		Mark printcap entry for lpd server program only
server_tmp_dir		server temporary file directory
sf		suppress form feeds separating data files in job
sh		suppress header (banner) pages
short_status_date		short (hh:mm) timestamp format for status
short_status_length		short lpq status length in lines
socket_linger		set the SO_LINGER socket option
spool_dir_perms		spool directory permissions
spool_file_perms		spool file permissions
spread_jobs		amount to spread jobs to avoid collisions
ss		name of queue that server serves (with sv)
stalled_time		time after which to report active job stalled
stop_on_abort		stop processing queue on filter abort
stty		stty commands to set output line characteristics
sv		names of servers for queue (with ss)
syslog_device		name of syslog device
tc		Include indicated printcap entries in current entry
tr		trailer string to send before closing printer
translate_format		translate data format in control file
use_date		force date in control file
use_identifier		force identifier in control file
use_info_cache		read and cache information
use_queuename		put queue name in control file (alias for qq)
use_shorthost		Use short hostname for lpr control and data file names
user		Effective User ID (EUID) for SUID ROOT programs
wait_for_eof		Wait for EOF on connection