12-16-2008
Can you program C; do you have any experience with system calls?
Based on your question I would seriously consider a close read of Stevens & Rago
'Advanced Programming in the UNIX Envrionment' before going on to drivers.
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lpinfo(8) Apple Inc. lpinfo(8)
NAME
lpinfo - show available devices or drivers
SYNOPSIS
lpinfo [ -E ] [ -U username ] [ -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 ] [ -U username ] [ -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.
-U username
Sets the username to use 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-separated 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-separated 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.
COMPATIBILITY
The lpinfo command is unique to CUPS.
SEE ALSO
lpadmin(8),
http://localhost:631/help
COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2007-2011 by Apple Inc.
5 December 2008 CUPS lpinfo(8)