ipptool(1) Apple Inc. ipptool(1)
NAME
ipptool - perform internet printing protocol requests
SYNOPSIS
ipptool [ --help ] [ --stop-after-include-error ] [ --version ] [ -4 ] [ -6 ] [ -C ] [ -E ] [ -I ] [ -L ] [ -S ] [ -T seconds ] [ -V ver-
sion ] [ -X ] [ -c ] [ -d name=value ] [ -f filename ] [ -i seconds ] [ -n repeat-count ] [ -q ] [ -t ] [ -v ] URI filename [ ... filenameN
]
DESCRIPTION
ipptool sends IPP requests to the specified URI and tests and/or displays the results. Each named file defines one or more requests,
including the expected response status, attributes, and values. Output is either a plain text, formatted text, CSV, or XML report on the
standard output, with a non-zero exit status indicating that one or more tests have failed. The file format is described in ipptoolfile(5).
OPTIONS
The following options are recognized by ipptool:
--help
Shows program help. --stop-after-include-error Tells ipptool to stop if an error occurs in an included file. Normally ipptool will
continue with subsequent tests after the INCLUDE directive. --version Shows the version of ipptool being used.
-4 Specifies that ipptool must connect to the printer or server using IPv4.
-6 Specifies that ipptool must connect to the printer or server using IPv6.
-C Specifies that requests should be sent using the HTTP/1.1 "Transfer-Encoding: chunked" header, which is required for conformance by
all versions of IPP. The default is to use "Transfer-Encoding: chunked" for requests with attached files and "Content-Length:" for
requests without attached files.
-E Forces TLS encryption when connecting to the server using the HTTP "Upgrade" header.
-I Specifies that ipptool will continue past errors.
-L Specifies that requests should be sent using the HTTP/1.0 "Content-Length:" header, which is required for conformance by all versions
of IPP. The default is to use "Transfer-Encoding: chunked" for requests with attached files and "Content-Length:" for requests without
attached files.
-S Forces (dedicated) SSL encryption when connecting to the server.
-T seconds
Specifies a timeout for IPP requests in seconds.
-V version
Specifies the default IPP version to use: 1.0, 1.1, 2.0, 2.1, or 2.2. If not specified, version 1.1 is used.
-X Specifies that XML (Apple plist) output is desired instead of the plain text report. This option is incompatible with the -i (inter-
val) and -n (repeat-count) options.
-c Specifies that CSV (comma-separated values) output is desired instead of the plain text output.
-d name=value
Defines the named variable.
-f filename
Defines the default request filename for tests.
-i seconds
Specifies that the (last) file should be repeated at the specified interval. This option is incompatible with the -X (XML plist out-
put) option.
-l Specifies that plain text output is desired.
-n repeat-count
Specifies that the (last) file should be repeated the specified number of times. This option is incompatible with the -X (XML plist
output) option.
-t Specifies that CUPS test report output is desired instead of the plain text output.
-v Specifies that all request and response attributes should be output in CUPS test mode (-t). This is the default for XML output.
EXIT CODE
The ipptool program returns 0 if all tests were sucessful and 1 otherwise.
COMPATIBILITY
The ipptool program is unique to CUPS.
EXAMPLES
Get a list of completed jobs for "myprinter":
ipptool ipp://localhost/printers/myprinter get-completed-jobs.test
Send email notifications to "user@example.com" when "myprinter" changes:
ipptool -d recipient=mailto:user@example.com ipp://localhost/printers/myprinter create-printer-subscription.test
STANDARD FILES
The following standard files are available:
color.jpg
create-printer-subscription.test
document-a4.pdf
document-a4.ps
document-letter.pdf
document-letter.ps
get-completed-jobs.test
get-jobs.test
get-notifications.test
get-printer-attributes.test
get-subscriptions.test
gray.jpg
ipp-1.1.test
ipp-2.0.test
ipp-2.1.test
ipp-2.2.test
ipp-everywhere.test
onepage-a4.pdf
onepage-a4.ps
onepage-letter.pdf
onepage-letter.ps
print-job.test
print-job-deflate.test
print-job-gzip.test
testfile.jpg
testfile.pcl
testfile.pdf
testfile.ps
testfile.txt
validate-job.test
SEE ALSO
ipptoolfile(5),
http://localhost:631/help
COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2007-2013 by Apple Inc.
13 May 2013 CUPS ipptool(1)