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                     MODE (Configure Printer)──Examples
 
Suppose you want to be able to print 80 characters per line and 8 lines per
inch on a parallel printer that is connected to the second parallel printer
port (LPT2). To do this, type the following command:
 
    mode lpt2:80,8
 
Because 80 characters per line is the default setting, you could achieve the
same result by typing the following command:
 
    mode lpt2:,8
 
Suppose that, when printing a file, you want your system to keep trying to
print the file until it is successful. To do this, type the following
command:
 
    mode lpt2:,8,b
 
To stop your system from continually retrying to print, press CTRL+BREAK or
type the MODE command without specifying a value for r.
 
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