kprinter to remove file after printing

Till Kamppeter kde-print@mail.kde.org
Fri, 07 Mar 2003 14:20:45 +0100


Michael Goffioul wrote:
>>Why not simply using a wrapper named "kprinterrm" like
>>
>>#!/bin/sh
>>kprinter $1
>>rm -f $1
> 
> 
> You may need to add a small delay before removing the file because
> of the current internal implementation. Otherwise, you might remove
> the file before it is actually sent to the print spooler.
> 
> Michael.
> 

So then perhaps

#!/bin/sh
cat $1 | kprinter
rm -f $1

is the better as kprinter would for sure read STDIN up to the end before 
it exits.

    Till