looks like you weren't alone: <a href="http://kallokain.blogspot.com/2006/02/my-brain-is-constipated.html">http://kallokain.blogspot.com/2006/02/my-brain-is-constipated.html</a> <div>On 5/13/06, William Case <<a href="mailto:billlinux@rogers.com">billlinux@rogers.com</a>> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Thanks Tony; On Sat, 2006-13-05 at 13:52 -0400, Tony Nelson wrote: > At 5:16 AM -0400 5/13/06, William Case wrote: > >Script #1: Print any text file to 5.5" x 8.5" sheets of paper. > What I have seen suggested is instead to set up an additional "printer" > with the size paper you want. > Yea. I was trying to avoid that but it seems inevitable. > > >Script #2: I want to start a print job X (user variable) > >number of lines down on the first sheet or page. > >All of the above can be done through a word processor but I am hoping to > >set something up that is quick and dirty. > > Well, just output n blank lines and then the desired file(s) to the print > job. Something like: > > ( for (( i=0 ; i<$X ; i=i+1 )) ; do echo ; done ; cat $f ) | lpr > > (Note that I haven't actually printed that way; I just piped to less.) Oh, thank you. I was drawing a blank and digging a deeper and deeper scripting hole. As soon has I saw your suggestion -- everything became very obvious. Being able to talk to someone is the best cure for brain cramps. -- Regards Bill -- fedora-list mailing list <a href="mailto:fedora-list@redhat.com">fedora-list@redhat.com</a> To unsubscribe: <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list</a> </blockquote> </div>