GSinterface(1) General Commands Manual GSinterface(1)NAME
GSinterface - LP interface script for using ghostscript under lpsched
SYNOPSIS
GSinterface [request-id] [user] [title] [copies] [options] [files]
DESCRIPTION
This shell script is intended to be uses as an LP interface script on Solaris 2.6 and later systems. It allows print queues to be config-
ured under LP using Ghostscript to render for the printer.
Configuration under lpsched is performed via the lpadmin(1M) command.
# lpadmin -p printer -v /dev/... -I"postscript,pdf" -Tunknown-i /usr/sfw/share/ghostscript/interfaces/GSinterface
-o GS_DEVICE=(gs-device-type)
[-o OutputFile=(file/device)] [-o PAPERSIZE=(size)]
[-o RESOLUTION=XxY] [-o banner-type=(ascii|postscript)]
[-o GS_OPTIONS="-sIjsServer=... -sIjsParams=..."]
Valid values for the GS_DEVICE setting can be obtained from Ghostscript by running: "gs -h". This will dump a variety of information about
Ghostscript's usage and compile time configuration. The "Available devices:" section lists the formats that Ghostscript will render to.
You will need to match one of these formats to the format that your printer takes as input.
EXAMPLES
To configure a Canon Bublejet 800c (NeWSprinter CL+) printer connected to an ECP parallel port:
# lpadmin -p printer -v /dev/ecpp0 -I"postscript,pdf" -Tunknown-i /usr/sfw/share/ghostscript/interfaces/GSinterface
-o GS_DEVICE=bjc800
# accept printer
# enable printer
To configure an HP DeskJet 990 printer connected via a USB interface using IJS support:
# lpadmin -p printer -v /dev/usb/lp1 -I"postscript,pdf" -Tunknown-i /usr/sfw/share/ghostscript/interfaces/GSinterface
-o GS_DEVICE=ijs
-o GS_OPTIONS="-sIjsServer=hpijs -sDeviceManufacturer=HEWLETT-PACKARD -sDeviceModel='DESKJET 990' -DIjsUseOutputFD"
# accept printer
# enable printer
SEE ALSO gs(1)Ghostscript 15 October 2002 GSinterface(1)
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lpadmin(8) Apple Inc. lpadmin(8)NAME
lpadmin - configure cups printers and classes
SYNOPSIS
lpadmin [ -E ] [-U username ] [ -h server[:port] ] -d destination
lpadmin [ -E ] [-U username ] [ -h server[:port] ] -p printer option(s)
lpadmin [ -E ] [-U username ] [ -h server[:port] ] -x destination
DESCRIPTION
lpadmin configures printer and class queues provided by CUPS. It can also be used to set the server default printer or class.
When specified before the -d, -p, or -x options, the -E option forces encryption when connecting to the server.
The first form of the command (-d) sets the default printer or class to destination. Subsequent print jobs submitted via the lp(1) or
lpr(1) commands will use this destination unless the user specifies otherwise with the lpoptions(1) command.
The second form of the command (-p) configures the named printer. The additional options are described below.
The third form of the command (-x) deletes the printer or class destination. Any jobs that are pending for the destination will be removed
and any job that is currently printed will be aborted.
CONFIGURATION OPTIONS
The following options are recognized when configuring a printer queue:
-c class
Adds the named printer to class. If class does not exist it is created automatically.
-i interface
Sets a System V style interface script for the printer. This option cannot be specified with the -P option (PPD file) and is intended
for providing support for legacy printer drivers.
-m model
Sets a standard System V interface script or PPD file from the model directory.
-o job-k-limit=value
Sets the kilobyte limit for per-user quotas. The value is an integer number of kilobytes; one kilobyte is 1024 bytes.
-o job-page-limit=value
Sets the page limit for per-user quotas. The value is the integer number of pages that can be printed; double-sided pages are counted
as two pages.
-o job-quota-period=value
Sets the accounting period for per-user quotas. The value is an integer number of seconds; 86,400 seconds are in one day.
-o job-sheets-default=banner
-o job-sheets-default=banner,banner
Sets the default banner page(s) to use for print jobs.
-o name=value
Sets a PPD option for the printer. PPD options can be listed using the -l option with the lpoptions(1) command.
-o name-default=value
Sets a default server-side option for the printer. Any print-time option can be defaulted, e.g. "-o cpi-default=17" to set the default
"cpi" option value to 17.
-o port-monitor=name
Sets the binary communications program to use when printing, "none", "bcp", or "tbcp". The default program is "none". The specified
port monitor must be listed in the printer's PPD file.
-o printer-error-policy=name
Sets the error policy to be used when the printer backend is unable to send the job to the printer. The name must be one of "abort-
job", "retry-job" or "stop-printer". The default error policy is "stop-printer".
-o printer-is-shared=true/false
Sets the printer to shared/published or unshared/unpublished. Shared/published printers are publically announced by the server on the
LAN based on the browsing configuration in cupsd.conf, while unshared/unpublished printers are not announced. The default value is
"true".
-o printer-op-policy=name
Sets the IPP operation policy associated with the printer. The name must be defined in the cupsd.conf in a Policy section. The
default operation policy is "default".
-r class
Removes the named printer from class. If the resulting class becomes empty it is removed.
-u allow:user,user,@group
-u deny:user,user,@group
-u allow:all
-u deny:none
Sets user-level access control on a printer. Names starting with "@" are interpreted as UNIX groups. The latter two forms turn user-
level access control off.
-v "device-uri"
Sets the device-uri attribute of the printer queue. If device-uri is a filename it is automatically converted to the form
file:///file/name. Use the lpinfo(8) command to get a list of supported device URIs and schemes.
-D "info"
Provides a textual description of the printer.
-E
Enables the printer and accepts jobs; this is the same as running the cupsaccept(8) and cupsenable(8) programs on the printer.
-L "location"
Provides a textual location of the printer.
-P ppd-file
Specifies a PostScript Printer Description file to use with the printer. If specified, this option overrides the -i option (interface
script).
COMPATIBILITY
Unlike the System V printing system, CUPS allows printer names to contain any printable character except SPACE, TAB, "/", or "#". Also,
printer and class names are not case-sensitive. Finally, the CUPS version of lpadmin may ask the user for an access password depending on
the printing system configuration. This differs from the System V version which requires the root user to execute this command.
LIMITATIONS
The CUPS version of lpadmin does not support all of the System V or Solaris printing system configuration options.
SEE ALSO cupsaccept(8), cupsenable(8), lpinfo(8), lpoptions(1),
http://localhost:631/help
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3 November 2008 CUPS lpadmin(8)