The lpc command will show the status of the available printers. You could also use the lpstat command.

lpc status
. . .
HP-Photosmart:
	printer is on device 'hp' speed -1
	queuing is enabled
	printing is enabled
	no entries
	daemon present

You may want to use the pr command to format a file for printing.

There are a few different commands that can be used to sent print jobs to the printer.

• lp (Line print)
• lpr (Line print request)
• lpd (Line print daemon)

The lpq command can be used to view and cancel print jobs in the print queue. The lprm command can be used to remove print jobs.