Print UTF-8 file with command line tools
I want to print a file using a command like cat filename > /dev/lp0 where the file contains characters like ùàç encoded in UTF-8. Is this is possible or do I need to use CUPS?
I'm using an embedded Linux with a Debian file system and 3.10 kernel version.
The printer is an Epson SX525WD connected with USB, but the system and CUPS detected this like a parallel printer /dev/lp0. The CUPS version installed is 1.5.3, and when I try to print the file with lp command it returns:
lp: Unsupported document-format "text/plain"
So I have to use -oraw to print and it doesn't print UTF-8 characters.
command-line printing cups unicode
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I want to print a file using a command like cat filename > /dev/lp0 where the file contains characters like ùàç encoded in UTF-8. Is this is possible or do I need to use CUPS?
I'm using an embedded Linux with a Debian file system and 3.10 kernel version.
The printer is an Epson SX525WD connected with USB, but the system and CUPS detected this like a parallel printer /dev/lp0. The CUPS version installed is 1.5.3, and when I try to print the file with lp command it returns:
lp: Unsupported document-format "text/plain"
So I have to use -oraw to print and it doesn't print UTF-8 characters.
command-line printing cups unicode
edited Nov 25 '14 at 22:04
Gilles
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asked Sep 12 '14 at 8:44
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I want to print a file using a command like cat filename > /dev/lp0 where the file contains characters like ùàç encoded in UTF-8. Is this is possible or do I need to use CUPS?
I'm using an embedded Linux with a Debian file system and 3.10 kernel version.
The printer is an Epson SX525WD connected with USB, but the system and CUPS detected this like a parallel printer /dev/lp0. The CUPS version installed is 1.5.3, and when I try to print the file with lp command it returns:
lp: Unsupported document-format "text/plain"
So I have to use -oraw to print and it doesn't print UTF-8 characters.
command-line printing cups unicode
edited Nov 25 '14 at 22:04
Gilles
538k12810881606
asked Sep 12 '14 at 8:44
MemphisMemphis
95
I want to print a file using a command like cat filename > /dev/lp0 where the file contains characters like ùàç encoded in UTF-8. Is this is possible or do I need to use CUPS?
I'm using an embedded Linux with a Debian file system and 3.10 kernel version.
The printer is an Epson SX525WD connected with USB, but the system and CUPS detected this like a parallel printer /dev/lp0. The CUPS version installed is 1.5.3, and when I try to print the file with lp command it returns:
lp: Unsupported document-format "text/plain"
So I have to use -oraw to print and it doesn't print UTF-8 characters.
command-line printing cups unicode
command-line printing cups unicode
edited Nov 25 '14 at 22:04
Gilles
538k12810881606
asked Sep 12 '14 at 8:44
MemphisMemphis
95
edited Nov 25 '14 at 22:04
Gilles
538k12810881606
asked Sep 12 '14 at 8:44
MemphisMemphis
95
edited Nov 25 '14 at 22:04
Gilles
538k12810881606
edited Nov 25 '14 at 22:04
Gilles
538k12810881606
edited Nov 25 '14 at 22:04
Gilles
538k12810881606
538k12810881606
asked Sep 12 '14 at 8:44
MemphisMemphis
95
asked Sep 12 '14 at 8:44
MemphisMemphis
95
asked Sep 12 '14 at 8:44
MemphisMemphis
95
95
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Yes that is possible. You can directly cat a file to a printer like that and go around using CUPS.
Whether the result is what you expect depends on the content of the file and the make and model of the printer.
answered Sep 14 '14 at 4:16
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Use enca,and find
Install enca
$apt-get install enca
execute below command
$ enca filename
answered Sep 12 '14 at 9:40
steve.elisteve.eli
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Thank you for the reply, when I execute "enca filename" returns: enca: Language `it' is unknown or not supported.
– Memphis
Sep 12 '14 at 12:02
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encacan detect a file's encoding, but that isn't the problem here. The problem is to convert UTF-8 text to the unspecified format expected by the printer.
– Gilles
Sep 13 '14 at 23:10
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Yes that is possible. You can directly cat a file to a printer like that and go around using CUPS.
Whether the result is what you expect depends on the content of the file and the make and model of the printer.
answered Sep 14 '14 at 4:16
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Yes that is possible. You can directly cat a file to a printer like that and go around using CUPS.
Whether the result is what you expect depends on the content of the file and the make and model of the printer.
answered Sep 14 '14 at 4:16
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Yes that is possible. You can directly cat a file to a printer like that and go around using CUPS.
Whether the result is what you expect depends on the content of the file and the make and model of the printer.
answered Sep 14 '14 at 4:16
AnthonAnthon
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Yes that is possible. You can directly cat a file to a printer like that and go around using CUPS.
Whether the result is what you expect depends on the content of the file and the make and model of the printer.
answered Sep 14 '14 at 4:16
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answered Sep 14 '14 at 4:16
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Use enca,and find
Install enca
$apt-get install enca
execute below command
$ enca filename
answered Sep 12 '14 at 9:40
steve.elisteve.eli
11
Thank you for the reply, when I execute "enca filename" returns: enca: Language `it' is unknown or not supported.
– Memphis
Sep 12 '14 at 12:02
1
encacan detect a file's encoding, but that isn't the problem here. The problem is to convert UTF-8 text to the unspecified format expected by the printer.
– Gilles
Sep 13 '14 at 23:10
add a comment |
Use enca,and find
Install enca
$apt-get install enca
execute below command
$ enca filename
answered Sep 12 '14 at 9:40
steve.elisteve.eli
11
Thank you for the reply, when I execute "enca filename" returns: enca: Language `it' is unknown or not supported.
– Memphis
Sep 12 '14 at 12:02
1
encacan detect a file's encoding, but that isn't the problem here. The problem is to convert UTF-8 text to the unspecified format expected by the printer.
– Gilles
Sep 13 '14 at 23:10
add a comment |
Use enca,and find
Install enca
$apt-get install enca
execute below command
$ enca filename
answered Sep 12 '14 at 9:40
steve.elisteve.eli
11
Use enca,and find
Install enca
$apt-get install enca
execute below command
$ enca filename
answered Sep 12 '14 at 9:40
steve.elisteve.eli
11
answered Sep 12 '14 at 9:40
steve.elisteve.eli
11
answered Sep 12 '14 at 9:40
steve.elisteve.eli
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answered Sep 12 '14 at 9:40
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Thank you for the reply, when I execute "enca filename" returns: enca: Language `it' is unknown or not supported.
– Memphis
Sep 12 '14 at 12:02
1
encacan detect a file's encoding, but that isn't the problem here. The problem is to convert UTF-8 text to the unspecified format expected by the printer.
– Gilles
Sep 13 '14 at 23:10
add a comment |
Thank you for the reply, when I execute "enca filename" returns: enca: Language `it' is unknown or not supported.
– Memphis
Sep 12 '14 at 12:02
1
encacan detect a file's encoding, but that isn't the problem here. The problem is to convert UTF-8 text to the unspecified format expected by the printer.
– Gilles
Sep 13 '14 at 23:10
Thank you for the reply, when I execute "enca filename" returns: enca: Language `it' is unknown or not supported.
– Memphis
Sep 12 '14 at 12:02
Thank you for the reply, when I execute "enca filename" returns: enca: Language `it' is unknown or not supported.
– Memphis
Sep 12 '14 at 12:02
1
1
enca can detect a file's encoding, but that isn't the problem here. The problem is to convert UTF-8 text to the unspecified format expected by the printer.– Gilles
Sep 13 '14 at 23:10
enca can detect a file's encoding, but that isn't the problem here. The problem is to convert UTF-8 text to the unspecified format expected by the printer.– Gilles
Sep 13 '14 at 23:10
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