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+#!/bin/sh
+ 
+usage()
+{
+echo "Usage: a4copy [Lineart|Gray|Color]"
+}
+
+#test to see if the mode and a filename have been entered
+if [ $# -lt 1 ] ; then usage ; exit 1 ; fi
+mode=$1
+
+echo Now scanning your A4 document to pdf
+
+#scan the A4 binary(b&w) file uncompressed at 300dpi to temporary file
+scanimage \
+    --mode $mode \
+    -x 210 -y 296 \
+    --resolution 300 \
+    --format=tiff > temp-copy.tif
+
+#convert to pdf with G4 compression
+tiff2pdf temp-copy.tif -p A4 -q G4 -o temp-copy.pdf
+rm temp-copy.tif
+
+#print pdf
+lpr temp-copy.pdf