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CUPS provides both the System V (lp(1)) and Berkeley (lpr(1)) printing commands for printing files. It's online help provide detail usage examples.
CUPS On-Line Help -> Getting Started -> Printing and Options
http://localhost:631/help/options.html?TOPIC=Getting+Started&QUERY=
It covers:
Canceling a Print Job
Choosing a Printer
N-Up Printing
Pretty Printing
Printing Files
Printing Multiple Copies
Printing On Both Sides of the Paper
Printing the Output of a Program
Raw or Unfiltered Output
Scaling to Fit
Selecting a Range of Pages
Selecting Even or Odd Pages
Selecting the Banner Page(s)
Selecting the Media Size, Type, and Source
Setting the Default Printer
Setting the Number of Characters Per Inch
Setting the Number of Columns
Setting the Number of Lines Per Inch
Setting the Orientation
Setting the Page Margins
Specifying Printer Options
Standard Printing Options
Text Options
documented on: 2006.11.11