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Question Query for printer driver in CUPS
I have a RHEL 4 (probably not important, but whatever) machine with a few dozen network printers set up in CUPS. I would like to replicate this on a second machine.

With lpinfo I'm able to get the queue name and device information (socket://ipaddress or whatnot), but I haven't get figured out how to query an existing print queue for the PPD its using.

Any ideas? I know I can get that information from the CUPS web interface, but being that there are so many I'd rather figure out how to do it pragmatically so I can build a CSV I can then move over to the other machine and use to script the printer setup. I've been digging for a couple of days and haven't been able to find a way, or even a config file I can try to parse.
 
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lpinfo

lpinfo(8)							    Apple Inc.								 lpinfo(8)

NAME

       lpinfo - show available devices or drivers

SYNOPSIS

       lpinfo  [  -E  ] [ -h server[:port] ] [ -l ] [ --device-id device-id-string ] [ --exclude-schemes scheme-list ] [ --include-schemes scheme-
       list ] [ --language locale ] [ --make-and-model name ] [ --product name ] -m
       lpinfo [ -E ] [ -h server[:port] ] [ -l ] [ --exclude-schemes scheme-list ] [ --include-schemes scheme-list ] [ --timeout seconds ] -v

DESCRIPTION

       lpinfo lists the available devices or drivers known to the CUPS server.	The first form (-m) lists the available drivers, while the  second
       form (-v) lists the available devices.

OPTIONS

       lpinfo accepts the following options:

       -E   Forces encryption when connecting to the server.

       -h server[:port]
	    Selects an alternate server.

       -l   Shows a "long" listing of devices or drivers.

       --device-id device-id-string
	    Specifies the IEEE-1284 device ID to match when listing drivers with the -m option.

       --exclude-schemes scheme-list
	    Specifies  a  comma-delimited list of device or PPD schemes that should be excluded from the results.  Static PPD files use the "file"
	    scheme.

       --include-schemes scheme-list
	    Specifies a comma-delimited list of device or PPD schemes that should be included in the results.  Static PPD  files  use  the  "file"
	    scheme.

       --language locale
	    Specifies the language to match when listing drivers with the -m option.

       --make-and-model name
	    Specifies the make and model to match when listing drivers with the -m option.

       --product name
	    Specifies the product to match when listing drivers with the -m option.

       --timeout seconds
	    Specifies the timeout when listing devices with the -v option.

CONFORMING TO

       The lpinfo command is unique to CUPS.

EXAMPLES

       List all devices:

	   lpinfo -v

       List all drivers:

	   lpinfo -m

       List drivers matching "HP LaserJet":

	   lpinfo --make-and-model "HP LaserJet" -m

SEE ALSO

       lpadmin(8), CUPS Online Help (http://localhost:631/help)

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2007-2017 by Apple Inc.

12 June 2014							       CUPS								 lpinfo(8)