Agent-Skills.md

Agent Skills: Terminal Print

Print iTerm2 terminal output to network printer. TRIGGERS - print terminal, terminal PDF, print session output.

UncategorizedID: terrylica/cc-skills/terminal-print

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Skill Metadata

Name
terminal-print
Description
Print iTerm2 terminal output to network printer. Also documents AirPrint blank-page workaround for HP LaserJet Pro MFP 3101/3108 family. TRIGGERS - print terminal, terminal PDF, print session output, AirPrint blank page, printer prints blank, lpr no output, HP LaserJet driverless blank, IPP-Everywhere blank page.

Terminal Print

Print terminal output from iTerm2 to your HP network printer with a single command.

Self-Evolving Skill: This skill improves through use. If instructions are wrong, parameters drifted, or a workaround was needed — fix this file immediately, don't defer. Only update for real, reproducible issues.

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when:

  • Printing terminal output to a network printer
  • Creating PDF copies of command-line session output
  • Archiving terminal logs in print-friendly format
  • Sharing terminal output in meetings or documentation

Quick Start

  1. Copy terminal output in iTerm2 (Cmd+C)
  2. Invoke this skill
  3. Review PDF preview, press Enter to print

How It Works

Clipboard → Strip ANSI → Markdown code block → pandoc/xelatex → PDF → Preview → Print
  • ANSI codes stripped: Colors and escape sequences removed for clean B&W output
  • Monospace font: DejaVu Sans Mono for proper character alignment
  • Landscape orientation: Fits ~120 characters per line
  • US Letter paper: Auto-detected from printer settings

Execution

/usr/bin/env bash << 'PRINT_EOF'
SKILL_DIR="${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT:-$HOME/.claude/plugins/marketplaces/cc-skills/plugins/doc-tools}/skills/terminal-print"
bash "$SKILL_DIR/assets/print-terminal.sh"
PRINT_EOF

Options

Run with arguments by modifying the execution block:

/usr/bin/env bash << 'PRINT_EOF'
SKILL_DIR="${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT:-$HOME/.claude/plugins/marketplaces/cc-skills/plugins/doc-tools}/skills/terminal-print"
bash "$SKILL_DIR/assets/print-terminal.sh" --no-preview
PRINT_EOF

| Flag | Description | | ------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | --file FILE | Read from file instead of clipboard | | --no-preview | Skip PDF preview, print directly | | --no-print | Generate PDF only, don't send to printer | | --printer NAME | Override target printer queue (default: system default) | | --bypass-airprint | Use socket-9100 + PostScript queue. Workaround for HP LaserJet Pro MFP 3101/3108/3201/3208/3301/3308 AirPrint blank pages. | | -h, --help | Show help message |

Examples

Print from clipboard (default)

# Copy terminal output in iTerm2, then:
/usr/bin/env bash << 'EOF'
bash "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/terminal-print/assets/print-terminal.sh"
EOF

Print from file

/usr/bin/env bash << 'EOF'
bash "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/terminal-print/assets/print-terminal.sh" --file ~/session.log
EOF

Generate PDF only (no print)

/usr/bin/env bash << 'EOF'
bash "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/terminal-print/assets/print-terminal.sh" --no-print
EOF

Prerequisites

All dependencies are already available on macOS with MacTeX:

| Tool | Purpose | Status | | --------- | ---------------- | ----------------- | | pandoc | Markdown to PDF | Required | | xelatex | PDF engine | Required (MacTeX) | | pbpaste | Clipboard access | Built-in | | lpr | CUPS printing | Built-in |

Output

  • PDF location: /tmp/terminal-output-YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS.pdf
  • Markdown source: /tmp/terminal-YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS.md
  • Cleanup: macOS automatically cleans /tmp periodically

Troubleshooting

"No text in clipboard"

Copy terminal output first using Cmd+C in iTerm2.

"Missing pandoc" or "Missing xelatex"

Install MacTeX: brew install --cask mactex

Printer not found

Check printer status: lpstat -p -d

The script auto-detects the system default printer. Override with --printer NAME or set TERMINAL_PRINT_PRINTER in the environment.

Blank page came out (or lpr reported success but nothing printed)

Strong fingerprint of the HP LaserJet Pro MFP 3101/3108/3201/3208/3301/3308 AirPrint blank-page bug — the printer's IPP-Everywhere PDF interpreter silently drops jobs while CUPS reports completed. Confirmed with this exact symptom on 2026-05-09.

Quick fix:

# 1. One-time setup of bypass queue (socket-9100 + Generic PostScript PPD)
"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/terminal-print/assets/setup-socket-9100-queue.sh"

# 2. Reprint with --bypass-airprint
bash "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/terminal-print/assets/print-terminal.sh" --bypass-airprint

Full diagnostic playbook with command sequences and decision tree: see airprint-blank-page-troubleshooting.md.

Key takeaway: do not trust lpstat -o or job-state=completed — query the printer's own job ledger via ipptool -tv ipp://<printer>.local.:631/ipp/print for job-impressions-completed and job-media-sheets-completed. CUPS lies; the printer (mostly) tells the truth.

Related Skills

Post-Execution Reflection

After this skill completes, check before closing:

  1. Did the command succeed? — If not, fix the instruction or error table that caused the failure.
  2. Did parameters or output change? — If the underlying tool's interface drifted, update Usage examples and Parameters table to match.
  3. Was a workaround needed? — If you had to improvise (different flags, extra steps), update this SKILL.md so the next invocation doesn't need the same workaround.

Only update if the issue is real and reproducible — not speculative.