Intermec PM43/PM43c IDL Smart Printing Resource Kit Developer Guide - Page 25

Access the Printer Shell, Printer Shell Commands

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Access the Printer Shell You can access the printer shell to perform basic file operations and to start applications. 1 Open a telnet connection to the printer on port 23. 2 Log in using one of these credentials: Printer Shell Login Credentials User user admin itadmin Password (none) pass pass Access Level and Default Directory The default user. Most applications use this access level. Default directory after login is /home/user. Administrator with rights to modify printer-related settings. Default directory after login is /home/user. Administrator with rights to modify printer, network, service, and access control related settings. Default directory after login is /home/admin. Printer Shell Commands Command cat cd cp date ls mono mkdir mv ping pwd su top whoami Description Display file content. Change the current or working directory. Copy files and directories. Get the current time. List contents of the current directory. Start a C# application. Create a directory. Rename or move files and directories. Send packets to the network host. Print the name of the current or working directory. Switch user. View process activity in real time. Get the current user. Note: To view the online help for printer shell commands (when available), type --help and then press Enter. IDL Smart Printing Resource Kit Developer Guide 19

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IDL Smart Printing Resource Kit Developer Guide
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Access the Printer Shell
You can access the printer shell to perform basic file operations and to start
applications.
1
Open a telnet connection to the printer on port 23.
2
Log in using one of these credentials:
Printer Shell Commands
Printer Shell Login Credentials
User
Password
Access Level and Default Directory
user
(none)
The default user. Most applications use this access level.
Default directory after login is /home/user.
admin
pass
Administrator with rights to modify printer-related settings.
Default directory after login is /home/user.
itadmin
pass
Administrator with rights to modify printer, network, service,
and access control related settings.
Default directory after login is /home/admin.
Command
Description
cat
Display file content.
cd
Change the current or working directory.
cp
Copy files and directories.
date
Get the current time.
ls
List contents of the current directory.
mono
Start a C# application.
mkdir
Create a directory.
mv
Rename or move files and directories.
ping
Send packets to the network host.
pwd
Print the name of the current or working directory.
su
Switch user.
top
View process activity in real time.
whoami
Get the current user.
Note:
To view the online help for printer shell commands (when available), type
<command-name> --help
and then press
Enter
.