Terminal Print

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

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 | | -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