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In the
Terminal:
Get
the printable (.doc) version of this
PRINT=Path_to_File_to_Print
cat $PRINT | /var/root/bin/a.out | nc -w 1 Printer_IP PORT
OR
cat Path_to_File_to_Print
| /var/root/bin/a.out | nc -w 1 Printer_IP
PORT
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Example:
(This prints to my Networked HP Officejet 7410 at 192.168.1.105 at the
default port of 9100)
PRINT=/var/root/PrintMe.txt
cat $PRINT | /var/root/bin/a.out | nc -w 1 192.168.1.105
9100
OR
cat /var/root/PrintMe.txt | /var/root/bin/a.out | nc -w
1 192.168.1.105 9100
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Explanation:
cat $PRINT Outputs
the file in $PRINT to the Pipe
/var/root/bin/a.out A
compiled version of lponlcr.c ("c++ lponlcr.c" in the toolchain)
The following is the source code for lponlcr.c
(from http://aplawrence.com/Bofcusm/1810.html)
#include <stdio.h>
main()
{
register int c;
while
((c=getchar()) != EOF) {
if (c == '\n')
putchar('\r');
putchar(c);
}
}
nc –w 1 Printer_IP PORT NetCat
Utility:
-w 1 Ends the connection to printer after sending data
(1 second after end of data)
Printer_IP IP
Address of the Networked Printer
PORT Port Number by which the printer accepts RAW
Printing
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Links:
lponlcr.c - Adds a carriage return for every line feed in a
file – Without this, it will print in “stair-steps”
Without lponlcr With
lponlcr
This is line 1 of the document This
is line 1 of the document
This
is line 2 of the document This
is line 2 of the document
This
is line 3 of the document
a.out - Simply lponlcr.c already compiled for the iphone
– in this tutorial, I put it in /var/root/bin on my iPhone
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