LFCS Question #499: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

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

Explanation

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.

Common mistakes.

A. lpd (Line Printer Daemon) is the print server daemon itself, not a command for sending print jobs.
B. lpp is not a standard command for printing on Linux systems.
C. lpq is used to examine the contents of the printer spool queue, not to send print jobs.

Concept tested. Submitting print jobs with CUPS

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

Topics

#CUPS#Printing#lpr#Command-line Utilities

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