> OK - this short-circuits the tape out of the loop. What happens to files
> with multiple links - major waste of disk space?
They get recreated with multiple links.
> Good to know. What is this anyway? (Iknow, the name says it all, but I
> cannot fit it into the lpd/lpr/printcap scheme. If its in the man
> pages, I'll bloody shoot myself...)
/var/run/printer is used to talk to lpd.