lpr- how to print from page to page

hi all
i have file_1 which contains 66 pages and i want to print only page 1 to 3
i try to write like this
lp -d name_of_printer file_1 -P 1-7
this command does not work
any ideas ?

Oh OH was I correct :slight_smile:
lp -d name_of_printer -P 1-3 file_1

thanks for response
does not work . it prints all the file
more ideas?

maybe the command should contain also how many rows there is in one page ?

can someone please help me?
according to what i saw the syntax is correct

any ideas why the command does not work?
i looked at the manual and the syntax is o.k !
please please help