Monday, 30 November 2009

How to create a text file printer in AIX/Unix

To create a printer in AIX/Unix which saves the spool to a text file:
  • Create a file 'output.txt' in /dev
  • Type: smit print
  • Choose ‘Add a print queue’
  • Choose ‘File’
  • Choose ‘Other’
  • Choose ‘Generic’
  • Enter ‘output.txt’ as the file name
  • Name the ASCII queue ‘textfile’
  • Press enter