Printing-in-SOC

The detailed instructions for printing in SOC using terminal 😁

Step 1. Transferring files

(NOTE: This is to be done without SSHing into sunfire).

Use the following command to transfer local files or directories.

Replace /Downloads/lab1 with the proper path and axxxxxx@sunfire.comp.nus.edu.sg with your actual account.

scp -r ~/Downloads/lab1 [email protected]:~/

Step 2. Logging in to Sunfire

Use the following command to log in to Sunfire:

ssh [email protected]

Then enter your password.

Step 3. Printing

• Check if you have the file you want to print in .ps.

  Otherwise, use the following command to change .pdf to .ps

pdftops toPrint.pdf

• Now print using the doc printers with this command:

  (NOTE: name of printer can be found on the printer.)

lpr -Ppstsb print_this.ps

• If you want to print multiple pages per sheet, use the following command and then use the previous command to print output.ps.

psnup -2up input.ps output.ps

Referenced:

Printing via Sunfire for NUS SoC Students: https://medium.com/@aaroncql/printing-via-sunfire-for-nus-soc-students-a879ce381630

NUS SOC Handbook/Accessing Sunfire: https://hansel.gitbooks.io/moodle-setup/content/accessing-sunfire.html