In computing, print is a command in the command line interpreters (shells) of DOS, OS/2 and Microsoft Windows. It is used to add a file to the print queue. It is equivalent to the Unix command lpr.The command was introduced in MS-DOS version 2. Before that there was no built-in support for background printing files. The user would usually use the copy command to copy files to LPT1.
yntax
Microsoft Windows
Syntax to print a file:print [/D:device] [drive:] [path] filename [...]
Arguments: */D:Device This command-line argument specifies the print device. *drive:pathfilename Specifies the location of the file to be printed.
OS/2
Syntax to print a file: print [/D:device] [/B] [drive:] [path] filename [...] Syntax to cancel a file that is printing or queued: print [/D:device] [/C or /T]
Arguments: */D:device This argument specifies the print device, for example: /D:LPT1. *drive:pathfilename Specifies the location of the file to be printed.
Flags: */B Specifies the file is a binary file. */C Cancels the file that is currently printing. */T Cancels all files from the print queue, including the file that is currently printing.
DOS
Arguments: * /D device Specifies the name of the print devices. Default value is LPT1. * /P filename Add files in the print queue. * /C filename Removes a file from the print queue.
Flags: * /T Removes all files from the print queue.
Example
print C:documentsletter.txt
ee also
*List of DOS commands
References
* [http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb490970.aspx Microsoft TechNet Print article]
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