how to print a file in linux command printing files in the linux shell command prompt

the UNIX command to send a file to a printer for printing are system dependent. to print a file, try each of the follwing commands. for example i want to print a file called mysers:

lp myusers

or

lpr myusers

the system may respond to one of these command with an error message that the command is not found. use whichever one works best for you

if you want to print several files at one then you would run this:

lp file1 file2 file3