Reading from blocking fifo pipe in shell script Post: 302116747

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hp-clean(1)							   User Manuals 						       hp-clean(1)

NAME

       hp-clean - Printer Cartridge Cleaning Utility

DESCRIPTION

       Cartridge cleaning utility for HPLIP supported inkjet printers.

SYNOPSIS

       hp-clean [DEVICE_URI|PRINTER_NAME] [MODE] [OPTIONS]

PRINTER
|DEVICE-URI
       To specify a device-URI:
	      -d<device-uri> or --device=<device-uri>

       To specify a CUPS printer:
	      -p<printer> or --printer=<printer>

MODE

       Run in graphical UI mode:
	      -u or --gui (Default)

       Run in interactive mode:
	      -i or --interactive

OPTIONS

       Use Qt4:
	      --qt4 (Default)

       Set the logging level:
	      -l<level> or --logging=<level> <level>: none, info*, error, warn, debug (*default)

       Run in debug mode:
	      -g (same as option: -ldebug)

       This help information:
	      -h or --help

SEE ALSO

       hp-align hp-clean hp-linefeedcal hp-pqdiag

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       based printers in Linux.

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