cmd: choose-printer

1 files changed, 66 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/dot/local/bin/choose-printer b/dot/local/bin/choose-printer
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+die()
+{
+    echo "Error: $*" >&2
+    exit 1
+}
+
+show_default()
+{
+    d=$(lpstat -d)
+    case "$d" in
+        'system default destination: '*) echo "${d##* }" ;;
+    esac
+
+}
+
+set_default()
+{
+    (
+        set -x
+        lpoptions -d "$1"
+    )
+}
+
+printers()
+{
+    lpstat -p | while read line
+    do
+        case "$line" in
+            "printer "*)
+                p="${line#printer }"
+                echo "${p%% *}"
+                set -- "$p" "$line"
+                ;;
+        esac
+    done
+}
+
+show_printers_with_default()
+{
+    default_printer=$(show_default) # can be empty
+    for p
+    do
+        if [ "$p" = "$default_printer" ]
+        then
+            echo "[default] $p"
+        else
+            echo "          $p"
+        fi
+    done | nl
+}
+
+set -e
+set -- $(printers)
+
+echo
+show_printers_with_default "$@"
+echo
+
+read -p 'Choose default printer> ' i || die "Error reading input"
+[ "$i" ] || exit 0
+[ "$i" -gt 0 ] || die "Invalid choice: $i"
+choice=${!i} && [ "$choice" ] || die "Invalid choice: $i"
+
+set_default $choice