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.\" lpadmin man page for the Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS).
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-.TH lpadmin 8 "CUPS" "3 November 2008" "Apple Inc."
+.TH lpadmin 8 "CUPS" "1 September 2010" "Apple Inc."
.SH NAME
lpadmin \- configure cups printers and classes
.SH SYNOPSIS
] [ -h
.I server[:port]
] -p
-.I printer option(s)
+.I destination option(s)
.br
.B lpadmin
[ -E ] [-U
\fIlpoptions(1)\fR command.
.LP
The second form of the command (\fI-p\fR) configures the named
-printer. The additional options are described below.
+printer or class. The additional options are described below.
.LP
The third form of the command (\fI-x\fR) deletes the printer or
class \fIdestination\fR. Any jobs that are pending for the
.TP 5
-m model
.br
-Sets a standard System V interface script or PPD file from the
-\fImodel\fR directory.
+Sets a standard System V interface script or PPD file for the printer from the
+\fImodel\fR directory or using one of the driver interfaces. Use the \fI-m\fR
+option with the \fIlpinfo(8)\fR command to get a list of supported models.
.TP 5
-o job-k-limit=value
.br
.TP 5
-o name=value
.br
-Sets a PPD option for the printer. PPD options can be
-listed using the \fI-l\fR option with the \fIlpoptions(1)\fR
-command.
+Sets a PPD option for the printer. PPD options can be listed using the \fI-l\fR
+option with the \fIlpoptions(1)\fR command.
.TP 5
-o name-default=value
.br
-Sets a default server-side option for the printer. Any print-time
+Sets a default server-side option for the destination. Any print-time
option can be defaulted, e.g. "-o cpi-default=17" to set the default
"cpi" option value to 17.
.TP 5
.br
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".
+"abort-job", "retry-job", "retry-current-job", or "stop-printer". The default
+error policy is "stop-printer" for printers and "retry-current-job" for
+classes.
.TP 5
-o printer-is-shared=true/false
.br
-Sets the printer to shared/published or unshared/unpublished.
-Shared/published printers are publically announced by the server
+Sets the destination to shared/published or unshared/unpublished.
+Shared/published destinations are publically announced by the server
on the LAN based on the browsing configuration in
-\fBcupsd.conf\fR, while unshared/unpublished printers are not
+\fBcupsd.conf\fR, while unshared/unpublished destinations are not
announced. The default value is "true".
.TP 5
-o printer-op-policy=name
.br
-Sets the IPP operation policy associated with the printer. The
+Sets the IPP operation policy associated with the destination. The
name must be defined in the \fBcupsd.conf\fR in a Policy section.
The default operation policy is "default".
.TP 5
.TP 5
-u deny:none
.br
-Sets user-level access control on a printer. Names starting with
+Sets user-level access control on a destination. Names starting with
"@" are interpreted as UNIX groups. The latter two forms turn
user-level access control off.
.TP 5
.br
Sets the \fIdevice-uri\fR attribute of the printer queue. If
\fIdevice-uri\fR is a filename it is automatically converted to
-the form \fIfile:///file/name\fR. Use the \fIlpinfo(8)\fR command
-to get a list of supported device URIs and schemes.
+the form \fIfile:///file/name\fR. Use the \fI-v\fR option with the
+\fIlpinfo(8)\fR command to get a list of supported device URIs and schemes.
.TP 5
-D "info"
.br
-Provides a textual description of the printer.
+Provides a textual description of the destination.
.TP 5
-E
.br
-Enables the printer and accepts jobs; this is the same as running the
-\fIcupsaccept(8)\fR and \fIcupsenable(8)\fR programs on the printer.
+Enables the destination and accepts jobs; this is the same as running the
+\fIcupsaccept(8)\fR and \fIcupsenable(8)\fR programs on the destination.
.TP 5
-L "location"
.br
-Provides a textual location of the printer.
+Provides a textual location of the destination.
.TP 5
-P ppd-file
.br
.br
http://localhost:631/help
.SH COPYRIGHT
-Copyright 2007-2009 by Apple Inc.
+Copyright 2007-2010 by Apple Inc.
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