Script that turns a pdf from pixels into paper near you (well, near me).

paper.sh

#!/bin/bash

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# Script that turns a pdf from pixels into paper near you (well, near me).
# Magic!
#
# Author: mbforbes@cs
#
# (NB: Written a couple years ago; intended for use at UW CSE, but
# potentially useful anywhere you have trouble configuring printing
# but good 'ol `lpr` is reliable from a networked machine.)
#

# argument checking
if [ "$#" -ne 1 ] || ! [ -e "$1" ]; then
	echo "Usage: paper <filename>" >&2
	exit 1
fi

# settings
user="mbforbes"
server="recycle"
tmpname="~/printme"
printer="psc381"
options="-o fit-to-page sides=two-sided-long-edge"

# copy file
scp "${1}" ${user}@${server}:${tmpname} > /dev/null

# on remote machine...
ssh ${user}@${server} 2>/dev/null << EOF
	# print it
	lpr -P ${printer} "${options}" ${tmpname}

	# and remove it
	rm ${tmpname}
EOF