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CUPS-GENPPD(8)                                                Gutenprint Manual Pages                                               CUPS-GENPPD(8)

NAME

       cups-genppd - generate Gutenprint PPD files for use with CUPS

SYNOPSIS

       cups-genppd [-c localedir] [-l locale] [-p prefix] [-q] [-v] model1 [model2, ...modeln]
       cups-genppd -L [-c localedir]
       cups-genppd -M [-v]
       cups-genppd -h
       cups-genppd -V

DESCRIPTION

       cups-genppd  generates  Gutenprint PPD files for use with CUPS.  The default behavior is to output PPD files for all models of printer that
       the Gutenprint printer driver library supports.  You may restrict the models by listing either the driver names or the full  names  of  the
       printers  you  wish to generate PPD files for after any options.  Additionally, the PPD files may be localised, that is, translated, to use
       your native language rather than US English.  There are commands to find out what printer models and languages are supported.

EXAMPLES

       cups-genppd -v bjc-6200 'Epson Stylus Photo 1280' 'HP DeskJet 850C'
              verbosely generate three PPD files, listing the driver name in the first case, and the full name in the second.

       LANG=de_DE genppd -p ppd -c /usr/share/locale
              generate PPDs for all available models, in directory ppd using the locale data found under /usr/share/locale.  The language  to  use
              is taken from the environment (de_DE).

       cups-genppd -L -c /usr/local/share/locale
              list available languages using the locale data found under /usr/local/share/locale.

       cups-genppd -M -v
              list available drivers, with long model descriptions

COMMANDS

       -h     show a help message

       -L     list  available  translations (message catalogs).  If a locale is used for which there is not a corresponding translation, then then
              US English will be used.

       -M     list available printer models.  By default, only driver names are listed; if verbose mode is used, the full model name will also  be
              printed

       -V     show version information and defaults

              The default behavior is to output PPDs if no command is given.

OPTIONS

       -c localedir
              use localedir as the base directory for locale data

       -l locale
              output  PPDs  translated  with  messages  for locale.  Note that locale must be a locale as shown by locale -a.  For example, the de
              translation is used by the de_DE locale; de alone will not work.

       -p prefix
              output PPDs in directory prefix.  Directories are not recursively created.

       -q     Quiet mode.

       -v     Verbose mode.

       models a list of printer models, either the driver or quoted full name.

SEE ALSO

       CUPS Software Administrators Manual, http://localhost:631/documentation.html

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C)  1992-2002 Michael Sweet (mike@easysw.com)

       This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License,  version  2,  as
       published by the Free Software Foundation.

       This manual page was written by Roger Leigh (rleigh@debian.org).

Version 5.2.4                                                       26 Jul 2009                                                     CUPS-GENPPD(8)

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CUPS-GENPPDUPDATE(8)					      Gutenprint Manual Pages					      CUPS-GENPPDUPDATE(8)

NAME

       cups-genppdupdate - update CUPS+Gutenprint PPD files

SYNOPSIS

       cups-genppdupdate [-h] [-n] [-N] [-q | -v] [-s ppd-directory] [-s output-directory] [PPD-FILES or QUEUES...]

DESCRIPTION

       cups-genppdupdate  regenerates  the Gutenprint PPD files in use by CUPS, using the PPD files under /usr/share/cups/model/gutenprint as tem-
       plates.	The new PPD file replaces the old PPD file under /etc/cups/ppd, but all the options set in the old PPD will be merged into the new
       PPD, provided that they are still valid in the new file.

       If  no  files or queue names are specified, cups-genppdupdate updates all Gutenprint PPD files in /etc/cups/ppd.  Otherwise, cups-genppdup-
       date updates all files or queues listed on the command line.

       cups-genppdupdate does not update Foomatic PPD files or PPD files from Gimp-Print 4.2 or earlier.

       cups-genppdupdate does not restart cupsd.  cupsd will need manually reloading (or send SIGHUP) once cups-genppdupdate has completed.

OPTIONS

       -h     Show a help message.

       -n     No action.  The program will run, but the old PPD files will not be replaced.

       -q     Quiet mode.  No messages will be issued, apart from errors.

       -v     Verbose mode.  More informative messages will be issued.	Note that extremely verbose output may be turned on by setting $debug=1 in
	      the source, but this output will not be of use to the average user.

       -s ppd-directory
	      Use ppd-directory as the base directory to read PPD files from.  By default, the base directory is /usr/share/cups/model/gutenprint.
	      Under this directory, the PPD files are located in subdirectories according to language code and territory.

       -o output-directory
	      Place updated PPD files in output-directory.  By default, this is the same as the input directory.

       -N     Reset all options to their defaults (do not merge options from the current PPD file)

SEE ALSO

       cups-genppd(8), cups-genppdconfig(8), CUPS Software Administrators Manual, http://localhost:631/documentation.html

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C)  2002-2006 Roger Leigh (rleigh@debian.org) and Robert Krawitz (rlk@alum.mit.edu)

       This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License,  version  2,	as
       published by the Free Software Foundation.

       This manual page was written by Roger Leigh (rleigh@debian.org).

Version 5.2.4							    26 Jul 2009 					      CUPS-GENPPDUPDATE(8)
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