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Prints a file while you are using other FreeDOS commands. This command
can print in the background if you have an output device connected to one
of your system's serial or parallel ports.
Syntax: PRINT [/D:device] [/B:size] [/U:ticks] [/M:ticks2] [/S:ticks3]
[/Q:qsize] [/T] [[drive:][path]filename[...]] [/C] [/P]
[drive:][path]filename
The location and name of the file you want to print.
/D:device
Specifies the name of the print device. Valid values for parallel
ports are lpt1, lpt2, and lpt3. Valid values for serial ports are
com1, com2, com3, and com4. The default value is prn. The values
prn and lpt1 refer to the same parallel port. The /D switch must
precede any filename used on the command line.
/B:size
Sets the size (in bytes) of the internal buffer used to store data
before it is sent to the printer. The minimum and default value
is 512; the maximum is 16384. Increasing this value decreases the
amount of available memory, but may speed up print.
/U:ticks
Specifies the maximum number of clock ticks print is to wait for a
printer to be available (clock ticks occur approximately 18 times
per second) before the job does not print. Valid values for ticks
must be 1 through 255. The defautlt value is 1.
/M:ticks2
Specifies the maximum number of clock ticks print can take to print
a character before FreeDOS displays an error message. Values must
be 1 through 255. Default is 2.
/S:ticks3
Specifies the number of clock ticks the FreeDOS scheduler
allocates for background printing. Values for ticks3 must be 1
through 255. The default value is 8.
/Q:qsize
Specifies the maximum number of files allowed in the print queue.
Values for qsize must be 4 through 32. Default value is 10.
/T Removes all files from the print queue.
/C Removes files from the queue. You can use /C and /P on the same
command line. When /C precedes the list of filenames on the
command line, it applies to all files that follow it, until
print encounters a /P switch, in which case the /P switch applies
to the file whose name precedes it. When /C follows a filename, it
applies to that file and to all files whose names follow it,
until print encounters a /P switch, in which case the /P switch
applies to the file whose name precedes it.
/P Adds files to the print queue. You can use /C and /P on the same
command line. When /P precedes the list of filenames on the
command line, it applies to all files whose names follow it, until
print encounters /C, in which case the /C applies to the file
whose name precedes it and all files whose names follow it, until
print encounters /C, in which case /C applies to the file whose
name precedes it.
Length of a print queue entry
Each print queue entry can contain a maximum of 64 characters.
Limitations
You can only use the /D, /B, /U, /M, /S, and /Q switches the first time
you use print after starting FreeDOS. To use one of these switches
after using print, restart FreeDOS.
Example:
C:\>print readme.txt
See Also:
Mode