.\" SCCSID: @(#)lp.4	8.1	9/11/90.TH lp 4 VAX.SH Namelp \- LP11 line printer interface.SH Syntax.B "device lp0 at uba0 csr 0177514 flags 0x???? vector lpintr".SH Description.NXS "lp interface" "LP11 line printer interface".NXR "LP11 line printer interface"The.PN lpprovides the interface to any of the standardDIGITAL line printers on an LP11 parallel interface.When it is opened or closed, a suitable numberof page ejects is generated.Bytes written are printed..PPThe unit number of the printer is specified by the minor deviceafter removing the low 3 bits, which act as per-device parameters.Only the lowest of the low three bits is interpreted:if it is set, the device is treated as having a 64-character set,rather than a full 96-character set.In the resulting half-ASCII mode, lowercase letters are turnedinto uppercase and certain characters are approximated according tothe following table:.PP.RS.ta 1i\fBCharacter	Printer Approximation\fR.PP.ta .25i, 1.5i	\f(CW{	\o"-(".sp .1i	}	\o"-)".sp .1i	\`	\o"-\'".sp .1i	|	\o"\-!".sp .1i	~	\o"\-^"\fR.sp .1i.RE.PPThe driver correctly interpretscarriage returns, backspaces, tabs, and form feeds.Lines longer than the maximum page width are truncated.The default page width is 132 columns.This can be overridden by specifying, for example, ``flags 0xff'' ..SH Files.PN /dev/lp?.SH See AlsoMAKEDEV(8)