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comp.sys.3b1 FAQ part1
Section - 4.14. Why are all the jobs on the printer always followed by a formfeed?

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	The line printer driver follows each close(2) of /dev/lp with
a formfeed.  There is no way to disable this, except by avoiding the
driver altogether and going straight to the raw printer device.

		# su lp
		$ /usr/lib/lpadmin -plp1 -mdumb -v/dev/rawlp

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