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ef416fc2 1.\"
75bd9771 2.\" "$Id: printers.conf.man 7600 2008-05-20 21:06:23Z mike $"
ef416fc2 3.\"
4.\" printers.conf man page for the Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS).
5.\"
c168a833 6.\" Copyright 2007-2009 by Apple Inc.
bd7854cb 7.\" Copyright 1997-2006 by Easy Software Products.
ef416fc2 8.\"
9.\" These coded instructions, statements, and computer programs are the
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11.\" law. Distribution and use rights are outlined in the file "LICENSE.txt"
12.\" which should have been included with this file. If this file is
13.\" file is missing or damaged, see the license at "http://www.cups.org/".
ef416fc2 14.\"
f11a948a 15.TH printers.conf 5 "CUPS" "29 April 2009" "Apple Inc."
ef416fc2 16.SH NAME
17printers.conf \- printer configuration file for cups
18.SH DESCRIPTION
19The \fIprinters.conf\fR file defines the local printers that are
20available. It is normally located in the \fI/etc/cups\fR directory and
21is generated automatically by the \fIcupsd(8)\fR program when printers
22are added or deleted.
23.LP
24Each line in the file can be a configuration directive, a blank line,
25or a comment. Comment lines start with the # character.
26.SH DIRECTIVES
27.TP 5
bd7854cb 28<Printer name> ... </Printer>
29.br
30Defines a specific printer.
31.TP 5
32<DefaultPrinter name> ... </Printer>
33.br
34Defines a default printer.
35.TP 5
36Accepting Yes
37.TP 5
38Accepting No
39.br
40Specifies whether the printer is accepting new jobs.
41.TP 5
42AllowUser [ user @group ... ]
43.br
44Allows specific users and groups to print to the printer.
45.TP 5
46DenyUser [ user @group ... ]
47.br
48Prevents specific users and groups from printing to the printer.
49.TP 5
50DeviceURI uri
51.br
52Specifies the device URI for a printer.
53.TP 5
07725fee 54ErrorPolicy abort-job
bd7854cb 55.TP 5
f11a948a
MS
56ErrorPolicy retry-current-job
57.TP 5
bd7854cb 58ErrorPolicy retry-job
59.TP 5
60ErrorPolicy stop-printer
ef416fc2 61.br
bd7854cb 62Specifies the error policy for the printer.
ef416fc2 63.TP 5
bd7854cb 64Info text
ef416fc2 65.br
66Specifies human-readable text describing the printer.
67.TP 5
bd7854cb 68JobSheets banner banner
69.br
70Specifies the banner pages to use for the printer.
71.TP 5
72KLimit number
73.br
74Specifies the job-k-limit value for the printer.
75.TP 5
76Location text
ef416fc2 77.br
78Specifies human-readable text describing the location of the printer.
79.TP 5
bd7854cb 80OpPolicy name
ef416fc2 81.br
bd7854cb 82Specifies the operation policy for the printer.
ef416fc2 83.TP 5
bd7854cb 84PageLimit number
ef416fc2 85.br
bd7854cb 86Specifies the job-page-limit value for the printer.
87.TP 5
88PortMonitor monitor
89.br
90Specifies the port monitor for a printer.
ef416fc2 91.TP 5
bd7854cb 92QuotaPeriod seconds
93.br
94Specifies the job-quota-period value for the printer.
95.TP 5
96Shared Yes
97.TP 5
98Shared No
99.br
100Specifies whether the printer is shared.
101.TP 5
102State idle
103.TP 5
104State stopped
ef416fc2 105.br
106Specifies the initial state of the printer (Idle or Stopped)
107.TP 5
bd7854cb 108StateMessage text
ef416fc2 109.br
110Specifies the message associated with the state.
bd7854cb 111.TP 5
112StateTime seconds
113.br
114Specifies the date/time associated with the state.
ef416fc2 115.SH SEE ALSO
bd7854cb 116\fIclasses.conf(5)\fR, \fIcupsd(8)\fR, \fIcupsd.conf(5)\fR,
117\fImime.convs(5)\fR, \fImime.types(5)\fR,
118.br
119http://localhost:631/help
ef416fc2 120.SH COPYRIGHT
c168a833 121Copyright 2007-2009 by Apple Inc.
ef416fc2 122.\"
75bd9771 123.\" End of "$Id: printers.conf.man 7600 2008-05-20 21:06:23Z mike $".
ef416fc2 124.\"