Terminal Print

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

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

• Copy terminal output in iTerm2 (Cmd+C)

• Invoke this skill

• 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

-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 default printer is HP_LaserJet_Pro_MFP_3101_3108 . Edit the script to change.

Related Skills

• pandoc-pdf-generation - General Markdown to PDF conversion

• asciinema-converter - Convert terminal recordings