How to configure a print queue to send a print job to a file?
Issue
- How to add a print queue to print job to a normal text file?
- We need assistance creating a print queue that does not go to a printer but instead goes to a file on disk in PCL format.
- How do I set up CUPS to print to a file, then send that output to a printer? This can be useful to create PCL formatted files from existing text files, and sending that raw PCL to a PCL compatible printer.
- How can I change an existing print queue to send data to a file instead of to the physical printer?
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), all versions
- Common Unix Printing System (CUPS), all versions
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