lpdf

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# lpdf -- print with lp to a PDF file; output the filename to stdout
+
+lp "$@" -d PDF |
+{
+    read _ _ _ pdf _
+    case "$pdf" in
+        PDF-*) glob=$(printf "~/PDF/*-job_%s.pdf\n" "${pdf#PDF-}") ;;
+        *) exit 1 ;;
+    esac
+    sleep=0.1
+    while ! (eval "shopt -s failglob; echo $glob") 2>/dev/null
+    do
+        sleep $sleep
+    done
+}
+