terminal/bash/no gui version:

hostnamectl; # tested on
  Operating System: CentOS Linux 7 (Core)
       CPE OS Name: cpe:/o:centos:centos:7
            Kernel: Linux 4.15.9
      Architecture: x86-64

# with software installed
yum list installed|grep cups
cups.x86_64                           1:1.6.3-35.el7                  @base     
cups-client.x86_64                    1:1.6.3-35.el7                  @base     
cups-filesystem.noarch                1:1.6.3-35.el7                  @base     
cups-filters.x86_64                   1.0.35-22.el7                   @base     
cups-filters-libs.x86_64              1.0.35-22.el7                   @base     
cups-libs.x86_64                      1:1.6.3-35.el7                  @base     
ghostscript-cups.x86_64               9.07-28.el7_4.2                 @updates  
hl5450dncupswrapper.i386              3.0.0-1                         installed 
mfc9332cdwcupswrapper.i386            1.1.4-0                         installed 
python-cups.x86_64                    1.9.63-6.el7                    @base     

lpstat -p -d; # view all available printers
printer HL5450DN is idle.  enabled since Sun 22 Sep 2019 02:02:08 PM CEST
printer MFC9332CDW is idle.  enabled since Wed 14 Aug 2019 04:21:23 PM CEST
system default destination: HL5450DN

lpoptions -d HL5450DN; # set default printer

copies=1 device-uri=socket://192.168.0.203 finishings=3 job-hold-until=no-hold job-priority=50 job-sheets=none,none marker-change-time=1569153728 marker-colors=#000000,#000000 marker-levels=-1,98 marker-names='Black\ Toner\ Cartridge,Drum\ Unit' marker-types=toner,opc number-up=1 printer-commands=AutoConfigure,Clean,PrintSelfTestPage printer-info=HL5450DN printer-is-accepting-jobs=true printer-is-shared=true printer-location printer-make-and-model='Brother HL-5450DN for CUPS ' printer-state=3 printer-state-change-time=1569153728 printer-state-reasons=none printer-type=8523796 printer-uri-supported=ipp://localhost:631/printers/HL5450DN

if a gui is installed

one can use the pretty cool tool:

which system-config-printer
/usr/bin/system-config-printer

yum info system-config-printer

Name        : system-config-printer
Arch        : x86_64
Version     : 1.4.1
Release     : 19.el7
Size        : 1.3 M
Repo        : installed
From repo   : base
Summary     : A printer administration tool
URL         : http://cyberelk.net/tim/software/system-config-printer/
License     : GPLv2+
Description : system-config-printer is a graphical user interface that allows
            : the user to configure a CUPS print server.

Available Packages
Name        : system-config-printer
Arch        : x86_64
Version     : 1.4.1
Release     : 21.el7
Size        : 293 k
Repo        : base/7/x86_64
Summary     : A printer administration tool
URL         : http://cyberelk.net/tim/software/system-config-printer/
License     : GPLv2+
Description : system-config-printer is a graphical user interface that allows
            : the user to configure a CUPS print server.

print from command line:

# worked with test.txt file
lp filename; # print file from command line

Links:

http://cyberelk.net/tim/software/system-config-printer/

https://www.cups.org/doc/options.html

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