whack(1) - mangle requests to a printer or damage printer

WHACK(1)                  User Commands                  WHACK(1)

NAME
     whack - mangle requests to a printer or damage a printer

SYNOPSIS
     whack [-h | -v] [-i] [-w] ids

     whack [-j] [-v] [-s] [-w] printers

DESCRIPTION
     whack  mangles  line  printer  requests  or   damages   line
     printers.   When  the first form of the command is used, the
     printed output of the job is mangled  as  specified  by  the
     options.  When  the  second form of the command is used, the
     printer itself is damaged as specified by the options.

OPTIONS
     -h         Horizontal. Make the output run across  the  page
               horizontally,  ignoring  linefeeds  and other form
               movement characters or embedded commands.

     -v         Vertical. Make the output run vertically  in  one
               column (the current column) down the paper, ignor-
               ing any form movement characters or embedded  com-
               mands.

     -i         ISO mode. Select, at random, a different ISO code
               set to use while printing the rest of the job.

     -w         Write a taunting message on the  user's  terminal
               after  the jobs have been whacked.  If the user is
               not logged in locally,  then  mail  will  be  sent
               instead.

     -j         Jam. Self-explanitory.

     -v         Voltage surge. Send  a  voltage  spike  down  the
               transmit lead(s) of the printer.  Physical contact
               with the printer should be avoided while using the
               -v option.

     -s         Spit. Causes the printer to  rapidly  eject  it's
               paper  load  into  the output bin.  Depending upon
               the speed of the ejection, a few characters  could
               actually print on each page.

FILES
     /etc/termcap

HISTORY
     Written by Eric L. Pederson <eric@bofh.org.uk>.

Date posted: 28th September 1995