On Tue, Sep 29, 1998 at 04:41:06PM +0000, Kent West wrote: > Maybe I just don't understand how printcap/lpc/filters work (very > likely). > > I've got a printcap entry like this: > > beeper:\ > :if=/etc/magicfilter/beeper-filter:\ > :lp=/dev/null:\ > :sd=/var/spool/lpd/beeper:\ > > I've got a filter named beeper-filter that looks like this: > #!/usr/bin/perl > print "\ntest\n\n";
Try to use a shell script just to see if the filter is executing. Try this: #!/bin/sh echo "Test" > /tmp/testfile You may need to set the executable bit on the filter with chmod. > > When I do a test print, such as > ls -l | lpr -Pbeeper > > nothing happens that I can tell. The word "test" never shows up > anywhere. > > Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong? > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > -- Jim Foltz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
