NAME
     lp - send files to a printer

SYNOPSIS
     lp [-c] [-d printer] [-n copies] [file ...]

DESCRIPTION
     The lp utility prints the specified files, or the standard input by de-
     fault.

     The options are as follows:

     -c      Exit only after further access to the input files is no longer
             required.

     -d      Use printer as the output device.  If the -d option is not speci-
             fied, any value of the LPDEST environment variable specifies the
             printer.  If neither the -d option nor LPDEST is specified, any
             value of the PRINTER environment variable specifies the printer.
             Otherwise, a default printer is used.

     -n      Specify the number of copies to print instead of the default 1.

     If `-' is specified as a file, the standard input is used.

     The lp utility is a front-end for the lpr(1) utility, provided for com-
     patibility with with the IEEE Std1003.2 (``POSIX'') specification.  See
     the lpr(1) utility for additional information and options.

     The lp utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.

ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES
     The following environment variables affect the execution of lp:

     LPDEST   If the -d option is not specified, any value of the LPDEST envi-
              ronment variable specifies the output device.

     PRINTER  If the -d option is not specified and the LPDEST environment
              variable is not set, any value of the PRINTER environment vari-
              able specifies the output device.

SEE ALSO
     lpr(1)

HISTORY
     The lp command first appeared in BSD/OS release 2.1.