diff --git a/usr.sbin/lpr/lpr/printcap.5 b/usr.sbin/lpr/lpr/printcap.5 index eef7f3bd39b8..7131a41f1f3f 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/lpr/lpr/printcap.5 +++ b/usr.sbin/lpr/lpr/printcap.5 @@ -75,17 +75,17 @@ for a description of the file layout. .Sy "Name Type Default Description .It "af str" Ta Dv NULL Ta No "name of accounting file" .It "br num none if lp is a tty, set the baud rate" -.Pf ( Xr ioctl 2 +.Xr ( ioctl 2 call) .It "cf str" Ta Dv NULL Ta No "cifplot data filter" .It "ct num 120 TCP connection timeout in seconds" .It "df str" Ta Dv NULL Ta No "tex data filter" -.Pf ( Tn DVI +.Tn ( DVI format) .It "ff str" Ta So Li \ef Sc Ta No "string to send for a form feed" .It "fo bool false print a form feed when device is opened" .It "gf str" Ta Dv NULL Ta No "graph data filter" -.Pf ( Xr plot 3 +.Xr ( plot 3 format .It "hl bool false print the burst header page last" .It "ic bool false driver supports (non standard) ioctl to indent printout" @@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ format .It "lo str" Ta Pa lock Ta No "name of lock file" .It "lp str" Ta Pa /dev/lp Ta No "device name to open for output" .It "mc num 0 maximum number of copies which can be requested on" -.Xr lpr 1 , zero = unlimited +.Xr lpr 1 , +zero = unlimited .It "ms str" Ta Dv NULL Ta No "if lp is a tty, a comma-separated," .Xr stty 1 Ns -like list describing the tty modes @@ -328,17 +329,20 @@ will therefore happen before is executed rather than afterwards. .Pp There are some models of network printers which accept jobs from -.Xr lpd 8 , but they ignore the control file for a job and simply print +.Xr lpd 8 , +but they ignore the control file for a job and simply print each data file as it arrives at the printer. One side-effect of this behavior is that the printer will ignore any request for multiple copies as given with the .Fl # flag on the -.Xr lpr 1 command. +.Xr lpr 1 +command. The .Cm rc entry will cause -.Xr lpd 8 to resend each data file for each copy that the user +.Xr lpd 8 +to resend each data file for each copy that the user originally requested. Note that the .Cm rc