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I want to print a file using a command like cat filename > /dev/lp0 where the file contains characters like ùàç encoded in UTF-8. Is this is possible or do I need to use CUPS?



I'm using an embedded Linux with a Debian file system and 3.10 kernel version.



The printer is an Epson SX525WD connected with USB, but the system and CUPS detected this like a parallel printer /dev/lp0. The CUPS version installed is 1.5.3, and when I try to print the file with lp command it returns:



lp: Unsupported document-format "text/plain"


So I have to use -oraw to print and it doesn't print UTF-8 characters.










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    I want to print a file using a command like cat filename > /dev/lp0 where the file contains characters like ùàç encoded in UTF-8. Is this is possible or do I need to use CUPS?



    I'm using an embedded Linux with a Debian file system and 3.10 kernel version.



    The printer is an Epson SX525WD connected with USB, but the system and CUPS detected this like a parallel printer /dev/lp0. The CUPS version installed is 1.5.3, and when I try to print the file with lp command it returns:



    lp: Unsupported document-format "text/plain"


    So I have to use -oraw to print and it doesn't print UTF-8 characters.










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      I want to print a file using a command like cat filename > /dev/lp0 where the file contains characters like ùàç encoded in UTF-8. Is this is possible or do I need to use CUPS?



      I'm using an embedded Linux with a Debian file system and 3.10 kernel version.



      The printer is an Epson SX525WD connected with USB, but the system and CUPS detected this like a parallel printer /dev/lp0. The CUPS version installed is 1.5.3, and when I try to print the file with lp command it returns:



      lp: Unsupported document-format "text/plain"


      So I have to use -oraw to print and it doesn't print UTF-8 characters.










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      I want to print a file using a command like cat filename > /dev/lp0 where the file contains characters like ùàç encoded in UTF-8. Is this is possible or do I need to use CUPS?



      I'm using an embedded Linux with a Debian file system and 3.10 kernel version.



      The printer is an Epson SX525WD connected with USB, but the system and CUPS detected this like a parallel printer /dev/lp0. The CUPS version installed is 1.5.3, and when I try to print the file with lp command it returns:



      lp: Unsupported document-format "text/plain"


      So I have to use -oraw to print and it doesn't print UTF-8 characters.







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          Yes that is possible. You can directly cat a file to a printer like that and go around using CUPS.



          Whether the result is what you expect depends on the content of the file and the make and model of the printer.






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            Use enca,and find

            Install enca



            $apt-get install enca


            execute below command



            $ enca filename





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            • Thank you for the reply, when I execute "enca filename" returns: enca: Language `it' is unknown or not supported.

              – Memphis
              Sep 12 '14 at 12:02








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              enca can detect a file's encoding, but that isn't the problem here. The problem is to convert UTF-8 text to the unspecified format expected by the printer.

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            Yes that is possible. You can directly cat a file to a printer like that and go around using CUPS.



            Whether the result is what you expect depends on the content of the file and the make and model of the printer.






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              Yes that is possible. You can directly cat a file to a printer like that and go around using CUPS.



              Whether the result is what you expect depends on the content of the file and the make and model of the printer.






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                Yes that is possible. You can directly cat a file to a printer like that and go around using CUPS.



                Whether the result is what you expect depends on the content of the file and the make and model of the printer.






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                Yes that is possible. You can directly cat a file to a printer like that and go around using CUPS.



                Whether the result is what you expect depends on the content of the file and the make and model of the printer.







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                    Use enca,and find

                    Install enca



                    $apt-get install enca


                    execute below command



                    $ enca filename





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                    • Thank you for the reply, when I execute "enca filename" returns: enca: Language `it' is unknown or not supported.

                      – Memphis
                      Sep 12 '14 at 12:02








                    • 1





                      enca can detect a file's encoding, but that isn't the problem here. The problem is to convert UTF-8 text to the unspecified format expected by the printer.

                      – Gilles
                      Sep 13 '14 at 23:10
















                    -2














                    Use enca,and find

                    Install enca



                    $apt-get install enca


                    execute below command



                    $ enca filename





                    share|improve this answer
























                    • Thank you for the reply, when I execute "enca filename" returns: enca: Language `it' is unknown or not supported.

                      – Memphis
                      Sep 12 '14 at 12:02








                    • 1





                      enca can detect a file's encoding, but that isn't the problem here. The problem is to convert UTF-8 text to the unspecified format expected by the printer.

                      – Gilles
                      Sep 13 '14 at 23:10














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                    Use enca,and find

                    Install enca



                    $apt-get install enca


                    execute below command



                    $ enca filename





                    share|improve this answer













                    Use enca,and find

                    Install enca



                    $apt-get install enca


                    execute below command



                    $ enca filename






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                    • Thank you for the reply, when I execute "enca filename" returns: enca: Language `it' is unknown or not supported.

                      – Memphis
                      Sep 12 '14 at 12:02








                    • 1





                      enca can detect a file's encoding, but that isn't the problem here. The problem is to convert UTF-8 text to the unspecified format expected by the printer.

                      – Gilles
                      Sep 13 '14 at 23:10



















                    • Thank you for the reply, when I execute "enca filename" returns: enca: Language `it' is unknown or not supported.

                      – Memphis
                      Sep 12 '14 at 12:02








                    • 1





                      enca can detect a file's encoding, but that isn't the problem here. The problem is to convert UTF-8 text to the unspecified format expected by the printer.

                      – Gilles
                      Sep 13 '14 at 23:10

















                    Thank you for the reply, when I execute "enca filename" returns: enca: Language `it' is unknown or not supported.

                    – Memphis
                    Sep 12 '14 at 12:02







                    Thank you for the reply, when I execute "enca filename" returns: enca: Language `it' is unknown or not supported.

                    – Memphis
                    Sep 12 '14 at 12:02






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                    enca can detect a file's encoding, but that isn't the problem here. The problem is to convert UTF-8 text to the unspecified format expected by the printer.

                    – Gilles
                    Sep 13 '14 at 23:10





                    enca can detect a file's encoding, but that isn't the problem here. The problem is to convert UTF-8 text to the unspecified format expected by the printer.

                    – Gilles
                    Sep 13 '14 at 23:10


















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