    LP(IV)                       5/27/74                       LP(IV)

    NAME
         lp - line printer

    DESCRIPTION
         Lp  provides  the  interface to any of the standard DEC line
         printers.  When it is opened or closed, a suitable number of
         page ejects is generated.  Bytes written are printed.

         An  internal  parameter within the driver determines whether
         or not the device is treated as having a 96- or 64-character
         set.  In half-ASCII mode, lower case letters are turned into
         upper case and certain characters are escaped  according  to
         the following table:

              {    (-
              }    )-
              `    '-
              |    !-
              ~    ^-

         The    driver   correctly   interprets   carriage   returns,
         backspaces, tabs, and form feeds.  A  sequence  of  newlines
         which  extends  over the end of a page is turned into a form
         feed.  All lines are indented 8  characters.   Lines  longer
         than 80 characters are truncated.  These numbers are parame-
         ters in the driver; another parameter allows  indenting  all
         printout if it is unpleasantly near the left margin.

    FILES
         /dev/lp

    SEE ALSO
         lpr(I)

    BUGS
         Half-ASCII  mode,  the  indent  and  the maximum line length
         should be settable by a call analogous to stty(II).

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