LP2(1)

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version 4.15.8 · 7 versions
, in arch rolling, nixpkgs unstable

💅 LP2(1) — the manual page, but make it make sense

okay bestie, so this is the User Commands corner of the manual, and today's main character is lp2. she's not like the other printers. pull up a chair 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

lp2 — print duplex on non duplex printers

like… your printer can't do double-sided? bestie, she can now. 🦋

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

lp2 [OPTIONS] FILE...

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

okay so here's the vibe: you get to print a file duplex on a simplex printer. no cap. 🔥

the way it works is honestly iconic:

  1. first it prints the odd pages
  2. then it prompts the user to put the printed pages back in 👀 (yes, actual human interaction, i know, i know)
  3. then it prints the even pages in reverse order

and boom. double-sided, on a printer that literally cannot. she ate. 💅

🌸 OPTIONS 🌸

  • -h, --help — display this help and exit. baby's first flag, we love her 🫶
  • -V, --version — display version information and exit. cute little flex ✨
  • -f, --front — print only the front pages (recto). fronts only, no backs, we're keeping it light ⭐
  • -b, --back — print only the back pages (verso). just the backs, living that verso life 🌈

👑 AUTHOR 👑

Written by Reuben Thomas.

(we stan, tbh)

😭 REPORTING BUGS 😭

found a bug? don't suffer in silence, bestie — Report bugs to <bug-a2ps@gnu.org>

fr fr, they wanna know. 🙈

Copyright © 2023 Reuben Thomas Based on fixps, copyright (c) 1998-2000 Akim Demaille

This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

💀 bestie please read that last line again. NO WARRANTY. not even the implied ones. it's giving "you're on your own but with love" 😭

🍓 SEE ALSO 🍓

also!! the full documentation for lp2 is maintained as a Texinfo manual. if the info and lp2 programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info lp2

should give you access to the complete manual. iykyk 📖✨

🦋 a lil sign-off 🦋

this page is lp2 1.0 from GNU a2ps 4.15.7, dated December 2025, and it lives at the top of the page as LP2(1) forever and ever. ok bye, go print something double-sided, i'm obsessed with you 💜🎀

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