ppdfilt(1) [debian man page]
ppdfilt(1) General Commands Manual ppdfilt(1) NAME
ppdfilt - insert printer specific code into a PS job. SYNOPSIS
ppdfilt [-p|--ppd ppdfilename ] [-c|--copies num ] [-o|-Z|--options option:value ] [-4|--4up] [-2|--2up] [-n|--nup numpages ] [-D] [-d [ Tumble | NoTumble ]] [ file ] ppdfilt [-V|--version] ppdfilt [-?|--help] DESCRIPTION
ppdfilt is designed to be a flexible command used by either users or within a print filter. ppdfilt processes a Postscript file to add commands that implement the options as specified in a PPD file; it outputs then the result on standard out. By default ppdfilt will read a Postscript file from stdin and it will fetch the ppd specified in the PPD environmental variable. OPTIONS
-? or --help Print out a brief help message and then exit. -2 or --2up Print at the document in such a way that every page is rotated 90 degress and then shrunk down to 50 percent so that two pages of information fit on one piece of paper. -4 or --4up Print at the document in such a way that every page is shrunk down to 25 percent so that four pages of information fit on one piece of paper. -c or --copies Specify the number of copies that are printed. -d or --duplex [Tumble or NoTumble] If the printer is so equipped. Print on both sides of the piece of paper. There are two kinds of duplexing depending on which edge you are going to bind the document. The default is NoTumble which is most appropriate for portrait printing where you are going to bind along the long edge. Tumble is more appropriate when you are printing landscape and binding along the long edge. -D or --duplex-tumble If the printer is so equipped. Print on both sides of the piece of paper such that if you are printing landscape and binding along the long edge or if your are printing portrait and binding along the short edge, the pages will appear right side up. -p or --ppd ppdfilename Specify the ppd filename rather than use the one specified in the environmental variable PPD. -o or -Z or --option option:value This argument allows you the flexibility to specify all the options available in the PPD file as well as the special non-ppd options listed below. You may have as many "-o" options on the command line as you like. You may have also multiple "option:value" pairs separated by commas in one "-o". -V or --version Print out the version number and exit. NON PPD OPTIONS
Most options are specified in the PPD files. However, there are some options which are built into pstops/ppdfilt program for convience. An example of this is Nup which is implemented without the use of any device specific code from the PPD file. (The default is listed in all caps.) page-ranges: lower-upper There is one page range that you can set. This limits the number of pages that are printed to the ones between the lower and upper. page-set: odd | even | ALL This allows you to specify printing either odd or even pages only. Collate: true | FALSE When printing multiple copies. Collate the copies such that all the pages from one document are grouped together with the printout. OutputOrder: FORWARD | reverse number-up: 1 | 2 | 4 The default for this option is 1. This selects if the document is printed normally, half size with two pages per sheet of pager, or quarter size with four pages per sheet of paper. gamma: value Set the gamma of the print job. brightness: value Set the brightness of the print job. REPORTING BUGS
https://sourceforge.net/bugs/?group_id=1658 22 May 2000 ppdfilt(1)
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lpr(1) Apple Inc. lpr(1) NAME
lpr - print files SYNOPSIS
lpr [ -E ] [ -H server[:port] ] [ -U username ] [ -P destination[/instance] ] [ -# num-copies [ -h ] [ -l ] [ -m ] [ -o option[=value] ] [ -p ] [ -q ] [ -r ] [ -C title ] [ -J title ] [ -T title ] [ file(s) ] DESCRIPTION
lpr submits files for printing. Files named on the command line are sent to the named printer or the default destination if no destination is specified. If no files are listed on the command-line, lpr reads the print file from the standard input. THE DEFAULT DESTINATION CUPS provides many ways to set the default destination. The LPDEST and PRINTER environment variables are consulted first. If neither are set, the current default set using the lpoptions(1) command is used, followed by the default set using the lpadmin(8) command. OPTIONS
The following options are recognized by lpr: -E Forces encryption when connecting to the server. -H server[:port] Specifies an alternate server. -C "name" -J "name" -T "name" Sets the job name/title. -P destination[/instance] Prints files to the named printer. -U username Specifies an alternate username. -# copies Sets the number of copies to print. -h Disables banner printing. This option is equivalent to -o job-sheets=none. -l Specifies that the print file is already formatted for the destination and should be sent without filtering. This option is equiva- lent to -o raw. -m Send an email on job completion. -o option[=value] Sets a job option. See "COMMON JOB OPTIONS" below. -p Specifies that the print file should be formatted with a shaded header with the date, time, job name, and page number. This option is equivalent to -o prettyprint and is only useful when printing text files. -q Hold job for printing. -r Specifies that the named print files should be deleted after submitting them. COMMON JOB OPTIONS Aside from the printer-specific options reported by the lpoptions(1) command, the following generic options are available: -o collate=true Prints collated copies. -o fit-to-page Scales the print file to fit on the page. -o job-hold-until=when Holds the job until the specified local time. "when" can be "indefinite" to hold the until released, "day-time" to print the job between 6am and 6pm local time, "night" to print the job between 6pm and 6am local time, "second-shift" to print the job between 4pm and 12am local time, "third-shift" to print the job between 12am and 8am local time, or "weekend" to print the job on Saturday or Sun- day. -o job-hold-until=hh:mm Holds the job until the specified time in hours and minutes UTC. -o job-priority=priority Set the priority to a value from 1 (lowest) to 100 (highest), which influences when a job is scheduled for printing. The default pri- ority is typically 50. -o job-sheets=name Prints a cover page (banner) with the document. The "name" can be "classified", "confidential", "secret", "standard", "topsecret", or "unclassified". -o job-sheets=start-name,end-name Prints cover pages (banners) with the document. -o media=size Sets the page size to size. Most printers support at least the size names "a4", "letter", and "legal". -o mirror Mirrors each page. -o number-up={2|4|6|9|16} Prints 2, 4, 6, 9, or 16 document (input) pages on each output page. -o number-up-layout=layout Specifies the layout of pages with the "number-up" option. The "layout" string can be "btlr", "btrl", "lrbt", "lrtb", "rlbt", "rltb", "tblr", or "tbrl" - the first two letters determine the column order while the second two letters determine the row order. "bt" is bottom-to-top, "lr" is left-to-right, "rl" is right-to-left, and "tb" is top-to-bottom. -o orientation-requested=4 Prints the job in landscape (rotated 90 degrees counter-clockwise). -o orientation-requested=5 Prints the job in landscape (rotated 90 degrees clockwise). -o orientation-requested=6 Prints the job in reverse portrait (rotated 180 degrees). -o outputorder=reverse Prints pages in reverse order. -o page-border=border Prints a border around each document page. "border" is "double", "double-thick", "single", or "single-thick". -o page-ranges=page-list Specifies which pages to print in the document. The list can contain a list of numbers and ranges (#-#) separated by commas, e.g., "1,3-5,16". The page numbers refer to the output pages and not the document's original pages - options like "number-up" can affect the numbering of the pages. -o sides=one-sided Prints on one side of the paper. -o sides=two-sided-long-edge Prints on both sides of the paper for portrait output. -o sides=two-sided-short-edge Prints on both sides of the paper for landscape output. NOTES
The -c, -d, -f, -g, -i, -n, -t, -v, and -w options are not supported by CUPS and produce a warning message if used. EXAMPLES
Print two copies of a document to the default printer: lpr -# 2 filename Print a double-sided legal document to a printer called "foo": lpr -P foo -o media=legal -o sides=two-sided-long-edge filename Print a presentation document 2-up to a printer called "foo": lpr -P foo -o number-up=2 filename SEE ALSO
cancel(1), lp(1), lpadmin(8), lpoptions(1), lpq(1), lprm(1), lpstat(1), CUPS Online Help (http://localhost:631/help) COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2007-2017 by Apple Inc. 2 May 2016 CUPS lpr(1)