Listing All Supported and Defined Printers

AIX Version 4.3 Guide to Printers and Printing

Listing All Supported and Defined Printers

Prerequisites

None.

List All Supported Printers

At the system prompt, type:

wsm printers

then press Enter to open Web-based System Manager Printer Queues. You can also use the smit lssprt fast path command.

Output similar to the following is displayed:

bull1021    parallel Bull Compuprint Page Master 1021
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ibm2380     parallel IBM 2380 Personal Printer II
ibm2380     rs232    IBM 2380 Personal Printer II
ibm2380     rs422    IBM 2380 Personal Printer II
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opp      parallel Other parallel printer
osp      rs232    Other serial printer
osp      rs422    Other serial printer

List All Defined Printers

At the system prompt, type:

wsm printers

then press Enter to open Web-based System Manager Printer Queues. You can also use the smit lsdprt fast path command.

Output similar to the following is displayed:

lp0  Available  00-04-01-06  Other serial printer
lp1  Available  00-04-01-07  Other serial printer
lp2  Available  00-00-0P-00  Other parallel printer