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Subject: Re: lpr for djgpp?
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Scott wrote:
> <cbfalconer AT yahoo DOT com> wrote:
> 
>> #include <stdio.h>
>>
>> int main(void) {
>>    int ch;
>>
>>    while (EOF != (ch = getc(stdin))) putc(ch, stdout);
>>    return 0;
>> }
>>
>> should do it.  Exercise it by setting stdout to point to the
>> printer.  Something like "lpr > LPT".
> 
> In that case, why not write
> 
>    while (EOF != (ch = getc(stdin))) putc(ch, stdprn);

Because then you can't control it at runtime.  And stdprn is not
known in the C standard.

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