-.TH papstatus 8 "17 Dec 1991" 2.0.0 Netatalk
-.SH NAME
+'\" t
+.\" Title: papstatus
+.\" Author: [FIXME: author] [see http://docbook.sf.net/el/author]
+.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.75.2 <http://docbook.sf.net/>
+.\" Date: 17 Dec 1991
+.\" Manual: Netatalk 2.2
+.\" Source: Netatalk 2.2
+.\" Language: English
+.\"
+.TH "PAPSTATUS" "8" "17 Dec 1991" "Netatalk 2.2" "Netatalk 2.2"
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+.\" disable hyphenation
+.nh
+.\" disable justification (adjust text to left margin only)
+.ad l
+.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
+.\" * MAIN CONTENT STARTS HERE *
+.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
+.SH "NAME"
papstatus \- get the status of an AppleTalk\-connected printer
-.SH SYNOPSIS
-\fB:SBINDIR:/papstatus\fR [\-d] [ \-p \fBprinter\fR ] [\fBretrytime\fR]
-.SH DESCRIPTION
-\fIpapstatus\fR is used to obtain the
-current status message from an AppleTalk connected printer. It uses the
-Printer Access Protocol (PAP) to obtain the status information.
+.SH "SYNOPSIS"
+.HP \w'\fB:SBINDIR:/papstatus\fR\fB\fR\ 'u
+\fB:SBINDIR:/papstatus\fR\fB\fR [\-d] [\-p\ \fIprinter\fR] [\fIretrytime\fR]
+.SH "DESCRIPTION"
+.PP
+\fBpapstatus\fR
+is used to obtain the current status message from an AppleTalk connected printer\&. It uses the Printer Access Protocol (PAP) to obtain the status information\&.
+.PP
+If no printer is specified on the command line,
+\fBpapstatus\fR
+looks for a file called
+\fB\&.paprc\fR
+in the current directory and reads it to obtain the name of a printer\&. The
+\fB\&.paprc\fR
+file should contain a single line of the form
+\fIobject\fR\fB:\fR\fItype\fR\fB@\fR\fIzone\fR
+where each of
+\fIobject\fR,
+\fB:\fR\fItype\fR\fB,\fR
+and
+\fB@\fR\fIzone\fR
+are optional\&.
+\fItype\fR
+and
+\fIzone\fR
+must be proceeded by `\fB:\fR\' and `\fB@\fR\' respectively\&. Blank lines and lines the begin with a `\fB#\fR\' are ignored\&.
+\fItype\fR
+and
+\fIzone\fR
+default to
+\fBLaserWriter\fR
+and the zone of the local host, respectively\&.
+.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
-If no printer is specified on the command line, \fIpapstatus\fR
-looks for a file called .paprc in the current directory
-and reads it to obtain the name of a printer. The .paprc
-file should contain a single line of the form \fIobject\fR\fI:\fR\fI\fR\fItype\fR\fI@\fR\fI\fR\fIzone\fR
-where each of \fIobject\fR, \fI:\fR\fItype\fR\fI,\fR and \fI@\fR\fIzone\fR are optional.
-\fItype\fR and \fIzone\fR
-must be proceeded by `\fI:\fR' and `\fI@\fR' respectively. Blank lines and lines the begin
-with a `\fI#\fR' are ignored. \fItype\fR and \fIzone\fR default
-to \fILaserWriter\fR and the zone of the local
-host, respectively.
-.SH OPTIONS
-.TP
\fB\-d\fR
-Turns on a debugging mode that prints some extra information
-to standard error.
-.TP
+.RS 4
+Turns on a debugging mode that prints some extra information to standard error\&.
+.RE
+.PP
\fB\-p\fR \fIprinter\fR
-Get status from \fIprinter\fR (do not
-consult any .paprc files to find a printer name).
-The syntax for \fIprinter\fR is the same as
-discussed above for the .paprc file.
-.TP
+.RS 4
+Get status from
+\fIprinter\fR
+(do not consult any
+\fB\&.paprc\fR
+files to find a printer name)\&. The syntax for
+\fIprinter\fR
+is the same as discussed above for the
+\fB\&.paprc\fR
+file\&.
+.RE
+.PP
+\fIretrytime\fR
+.RS 4
+Normally,
+\fBpapstatus\fR
+only gets the status from the printer once\&. If
\fIretrytime\fR
-Normally, \fIpapstatus\fR only gets
-the status from the printer once. If \fIretrytime\fR
is specified, the status is obtained repeatedly, with a sleep of
-\fIretrytime\fR seconds between inquiring
-the printer.
-.SH FILES
-.TP
-\&.paprc
+\fIretrytime\fR
+seconds between inquiring the printer\&.
+.RE
+.SH "FILES"
+.PP
+\fB\&.paprc\fR
+.RS 4
file that contains printer name
+.RE
.SH "SEE ALSO"
+.PP
\fBnbp\fR(1),
\fBpap\fR(1)
-
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