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

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 gspl-start(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.

# COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of the GNU General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

# AUTHOR

John M Collins, Xi Software Ltd.