lprint-default(1)

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version 1.4.0 · 3 versions
, in arch rolling, nixos 26.05, nixpkgs unstable

✨ lprint-default 💅

okay so bestie, real quick — this is a page from the LPrint manual, like, section 1, and it's all about the lprint-default command. yes THAT one. the little cutie that tells you which printer is your main character. 🖨️👑

🌸 NAME 🌸

lprint-default — set or get the default printer queue. that's it, that's the whole vibe. 🎀

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

lprint default [ -d PRINTER ] [ -u PRINTER-URI ]

the way it's just lprint with default hanging out after it?? iconic. no cap. ✨

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

so here's the tea ☕ — this command either gets your default printer queue or sets it. choose your fighter.

when you run it with no options at all, it just quietly reads out the current default printer and writes it to the standard output. slay, low maintenance queen. 🌈

otherwise — meaning you actually gave it something to do — it changes the default printer for you. fr fr. 🔥

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

these are the flags lprint default actually recognizes, and there are exactly two of them, so no scrolling marathon today bestie 🫶:

  • -d PRINTER — tells it what the new default printer queue should be. that's the one. the chosen one. 👑
  • -u PRINTER-URI — gives it an "ipp:" or "ipps:" URI pointing at a remote printer. remote king energy. 🛰️

💜 SEE ALSO 💜

go read these too, they're the friend group 💅:

Copyright © 2019-2026 by Michael R Sweet. respect the author, always. 🫶

ngl bestie, if you're changing the default printer you should probably know which queues exist first. just saying. lprint-printers(1) is literally right there 👀

and that's a wrap!! 💫 big kisses to LPrint, dated 2026-06-03, written up by Michael R Sweet — go set your default printer, you absolute legend. 🍓💖

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