Command: print

  Print is a utility to print in background. To load files from a
  queue to be printed out concurrently. Very basic in format. No big
  code breaking, just basic stuff. May be MS DOS compatible with
  PRINT.XXX.
  For more information see:
  https://gitlab.com/FreeDOS/base/print section SOURCE PRINT.ASM

Syntax:

  - See Options -

Options:

  This PRINT here only takes /1 /2 /3 as "/D:lpt1" etc. equivalent
  options or a filename to print a file. Please use the free PRINTQ
  tool for "print file", "print /t" (clear queue incl current job),
  "print /c" (clear queue) and "print /p file" (add file to queue).
  PrintQ can be found at:
  https://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/dos/
  print/printq/ It is a utility from Dr. Dobb's Programmers Vault.

Comments:

  Any printer connected to a parallel port that understands ASCII will
  work with PRINT. That includes many older laser printers. If you have
  a virtual machine emulating a printer port, that may open it up to USB
  or network connected printers too.
  Anmerkung: PRINT mag heutzutage von begrenztem Nutzen sein, aber es
  ist seit mehr als 40 Jahren Bestandteil von dieser und anderen DOS-
  Distributionen.
  Note: PRINT may be of limited use today, but it basically exists for
  over 40 years in this and other DOS distributions.
  A short test showed that the LPT port can be added in VMWare and in
  Virtualbox (via command line). In VMWare you can print via a real
  existing parallel port (may not always work) or by creating a file on
  the host and then print via the host (tested).

  PRINTER.SYS (corresponding to DISPLAY) was never created!
  For more information see:
  https://gitlab.com/FreeDOS/base/display/-/blob/master/DOC/DISPLAY
  /NEWHW.TXT

Examples:

  print /1 /2 /3  (equivalent to print /D:lpt1, 2 or 3)
  print /1 C:\test.txt

Command: print

Syntax:

Options:

Comments:

Examples:

See also: