Syntax
| print | /d:device /b:size /u:ticks1 /m:ticks2 |
| /s:ticks3 /q:size /t |
| drive:\path\ filename /c /p |
Options:
| /d:device | Name of printer device Printer Ports: LPT1, LPT2 orLPT3 Serial Ports: Com1, Com2, Com3 or Com4 |
| /b:size | Sets size (in bytes) of internal buffer. Default=512 with range of 512 to 16384. |
| /u:ticks1 | Maximum number of clock ticks PRINT is to wait for a printer to become available. Default=1 with a range of 1 to 255. |
| /m:ticks2 | Maximum number of clock ticks PRINT can take to print a character or printer. Default=2 with a range of 1 to 255. |
| /s:ticks3 | Maximum number of clock ticks allocated for background printing. Default=8 with range of 1 to 255. |
| /q:qsize | Maximum number of files allowed in print queue. Default=10 with range of 1 to 255. |
| /t | Removes files from the print queue. |
| drive:\path\ filename | Location and filename of file to be printed. |
| /c | Removes files from the print queue. |
| /p | Adds files to the print queue. |
Examples print c:\file.txt /c /d:lpt1 Prints the file file.txt to the parallel port lpt1. Additional information The print command is only able to print ASCII text. The /d, /b, /u, /m, /s and /q switches can only be used once. If a different value needs to be used the computer must be restarted. If you're looking for information about how to print the output of commands to a file see document CH000199. |