lpr -# 2 1-2.pdf mixes the document's page order.
The first page is printed two times, then page two is printed two times.
Whereas this hacky loop keeps the page order
for i in {1..2} do lpr 1-2.pdf done Is this really by design?
Arch Linux LTS
1 Answer
Verbatim from https://www.cups.org/doc/options.html:
Copies are normally not collated for you. Use the -o collate=true option to get collated copies:
lp -n num-copies -o collate=true filename lpr -#num-copies -o collate=true filename
- 1I don't see this option in
mannor--helpjjk– jjk2023-12-19 09:23:41 +00:00Commented Dec 19, 2023 at 9:23 - The collation is done by the backend, so all that
lporlprdoes is set a flag in the spool queue saying how many copies to do.-o ...is just a generic way for these 2 commands to pass on options to the backend or intermediate programs. All the possible options cannot be listed, as they are invented by the backend, eg "papertray=bottom". Uselpoptionsto list the options for the printer, but some options will be done by cups itself, hence the need to read the cups documentation too.meuh– meuh2023-12-19 13:40:49 +00:00Commented Dec 19, 2023 at 13:40
lpr. What OS or Linux/BSD distribution/version are you running?man lprto see if there is an option that enables collate mode?man lprshows no results