PDF Direct Print

Allows you to print PDF files directly to a modern network-enabled printer supporting raw PDF printing on TCP port 9100 from the command line.

Prerequisites

Ruby
Network-enabled printer supporting direct PDF printing

Installation

gem install pdfdprint

Usage

Usage: pdfprint [options] [filename|directory]

    -f, --format=FORMAT              Paper format (default: A4)
    -m, --move=DIRECTORY             Move PDF file to DIRECTORY after printing
    -o, --port=PORT                  Printer TCP port (default: 9100)
    -p, --printer=PRINTER            Printer hostname or IP address
    -r, --resolution=RESOLUTION      Print resolution in dpi (default: 300)
    -t, --tray=TRAY                  Paper tray number (default: 0)
    -w, --wait=TIME                  Wait time in seconds between files to be printed (default: 1)

Examples

Print one single PDF file using printer IP

$ pdfdprint -p 192.168.1.200 /home/me/Documents/Report.pdf

Print all PDF files located in Documents directory using printer hostname

$ pdfdprint -p myprinter /home/me/Documents

Tested with

HP LaserJet Pro MFP M521

Troubleshooting

Unsupported Personality: UNKNOWN

If your printer only prints out the Unsupported Personality: UNKNOWN text this means that your printer does not support direct PDF printing.

Authors

Marc - towards | Ruby & Web Development

License

This project is licensed under the GPL-3.0 License - see the LICENSE file for details

pdfdprint

Development