2 .\" "$Id: printers.conf.man 7600 2008-05-20 21:06:23Z mike $"
4 .\" printers.conf man page for the Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS).
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15 .TH printers.conf 5 "Common UNIX Printing System" "12 February 2006" "Apple Inc."
17 printers.conf \- printer configuration file for cups
19 The \fIprinters.conf\fR file defines the local printers that are
20 available. It is normally located in the \fI/etc/cups\fR directory and
21 is generated automatically by the \fIcupsd(8)\fR program when printers
24 Each line in the file can be a configuration directive, a blank line,
25 or a comment. Comment lines start with the # character.
28 <Printer name> ... </Printer>
30 Defines a specific printer.
32 <DefaultPrinter name> ... </Printer>
34 Defines a default printer.
40 Specifies whether the printer is accepting new jobs.
42 AllowUser [ user @group ... ]
44 Allows specific users and groups to print to the printer.
46 DenyUser [ user @group ... ]
48 Prevents specific users and groups from printing to the printer.
52 Specifies the device URI for a printer.
58 ErrorPolicy stop-printer
60 Specifies the error policy for the printer.
64 Specifies human-readable text describing the printer.
66 JobSheets banner banner
68 Specifies the banner pages to use for the printer.
72 Specifies the job-k-limit value for the printer.
76 Specifies human-readable text describing the location of the printer.
80 Specifies the operation policy for the printer.
84 Specifies the job-page-limit value for the printer.
88 Specifies the port monitor for a printer.
92 Specifies the job-quota-period value for the printer.
98 Specifies whether the printer is shared.
104 Specifies the initial state of the printer (Idle or Stopped)
108 Specifies the message associated with the state.
112 Specifies the date/time associated with the state.
114 \fIclasses.conf(5)\fR, \fIcupsd(8)\fR, \fIcupsd.conf(5)\fR,
115 \fImime.convs(5)\fR, \fImime.types(5)\fR,
117 http://localhost:631/help
119 Copyright 2007-2008 by Apple Inc.
121 .\" End of "$Id: printers.conf.man 7600 2008-05-20 21:06:23Z mike $".