spd - spool despooler

# NAME

spd - spool despooler

# SYNOPSIS

spd printer name printer-number

# DESCRIPTION

spd is the spool despooler process for the GNUspool spooler and document management system.

It is only ever intended to be invoked by the scheduler process spshed(8), and the effect of a user invoking this process is not defined.

The arguments are the printer name and the slot number in shared memory which refers to it.

# FILES

/etc/gnuspool.conf master configuration file

int-config message file

/var/spool/gnuspool spool directory

gnuspoolptrs printer setup file directory

spshed_reps error log file

# ENVIRONMENT

SPOOLDIR

  alternative location for spool directory

SPROGDIR

  alternative location for spool programs

SPOOLPT

  alternative location for printer descriptions

# SEE ALSO

spshed(8), spdinit(8), gnuspool.conf(5), gnuspool.hosts(5).

# DIAGNOSTICS

spd is usually invoked indirectly, via `spshed(8)` from system startup procedures or other programs such as spstart(1).

Thereafter it runs as a ``daemon process'' and diagnostics are not written to any terminal but to the file spshed_reps.

In the event of any problems this file should be examined.

# AUTHOR

John M Collins, Xi Software Ltd.