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The legacy program, provided by CUPS for sending files to the printer queues on the command line is:

The correct answer is D. lpr. The question asks for the legacy command-line program used by CUPS to send print jobs to printer queues. The lpr command is the standard utility for submitting print jobs.

Submitted by brentm· Apr 18, 2026Operation of Running Systems

Question

The legacy program, provided by CUPS for sending files to the printer queues on the command line is:

Options

  • Alpd
  • Blpp
  • Clpq
  • Dlpr

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  • A
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  • B
    2% (1)
  • C
    3% (2)
  • D
    94% (62)

Why each option

The question asks for the legacy command-line program used by CUPS to send print jobs to printer queues. The `lpr` command is the standard utility for submitting print jobs.

Alpd

`lpd` (Line Printer Daemon) is the print server daemon itself, not a command for sending print jobs.

Blpp

`lpp` is not a standard command for printing on Linux systems.

Clpq

`lpq` is used to examine the contents of the printer spool queue, not to send print jobs.

DlprCorrect

The `lpr` command is the standard legacy command-line utility used to submit print jobs to the print spooler or queue. CUPS provides its own implementation of `lpr` that is compatible with the System V and BSD printing systems, allowing users to send files to CUPS-managed printers.

Concept tested: Submitting print jobs with CUPS

Source: https://www.cups.org/doc/man-lpr.html

Topics

#CUPS#Printing#lpr#Command-line Utilities

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