man/lpinfo.8

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  10 .TH lpinfo 8 "CUPS" "26 April 2019" "Apple Inc."
  11 .SH NAME
  12 lpinfo \- show available devices or drivers (deprecated)
  13 .SH SYNOPSIS
  14 .B lpinfo
  15 [
  16 .B \-E
  17 ] [
  18 \fB\-h \fIserver\fR[\fB:\fIport\fR]
  19 ] [
  20 .B \-l
  21 ] [
  22 .B \-\-device\-id
  23 .I device-id-string
  24 ] [
  25 .B \-\-exclude\-schemes
  26 .I scheme-list
  27 ] [
  28 .B \-\-include\-schemes
  29 .I scheme-list
  30 ] [
  31 .B \-\-language
  32 .I locale
  33 ] [
  34 .B \-\-make\-and\-model
  35 .I name
  36 ] [
  37 .B \-\-product
  38 .I name
  39 ]
  40 .B \-m
  41 .br
  42 .B lpinfo
  43 [
  44 .B \-E
  45 ] [
  46 \fB\-h \fIserver\fR[\fB:\fIport\fR]
  47 ] [
  48 .B \-l
  49 ] [
  50 .B \-\-exclude\-schemes
  51 .I scheme-list
  52 ] [
  53 .B \-\-include\-schemes
  54 .I scheme-list
  55 ] [
  56 .B \-\-timeout
  57 .I seconds
  58 ]
  59 .B \-v
  60 .SH DESCRIPTION
  61 \fBlpinfo\fR lists the available devices or drivers known to the CUPS server.
  62 The first form (\fI-m\fR) lists the available drivers, while the second form (\fI-v\fR) lists the available devices.
  63 .SH OPTIONS
  64 \fBlpinfo\fR accepts the following options:
  65 .TP 5
  66 .B \-E
  67 Forces encryption when connecting to the server.
  68 .TP 5
  69 \fB\-h \fIserver\fR[\fB:\fIport\fR]
  70 Selects an alternate server.
  71 .TP 5
  72 .B \-l
  73 Shows a "long" listing of devices or drivers.
  74 .TP 5
  75 \fB\-\-device\-id \fIdevice-id-string\fR
  76 Specifies the IEEE-1284 device ID to match when listing drivers with the \fI\-m\fR option.
  77 .TP 5
  78 \fB\-\-exclude\-schemes \fIscheme-list\fR
  79 Specifies a comma-delimited list of device or PPD schemes that should be excluded from the results.
  80 Static PPD files use the "file" scheme.
  81 .TP 5
  82 \fB\-\-include\-schemes \fIscheme-list\fR
  83 Specifies a comma-delimited list of device or PPD schemes that should be included in the results.
  84 Static PPD files use the "file" scheme.
  85 .TP 5
  86 \fB\-\-language \fIlocale\fR
  87 Specifies the language to match when listing drivers with the \fI\-m\fR option.
  88 .TP 5
  89 \fB\-\-make\-and\-model \fIname\fR
  90 Specifies the make and model to match when listing drivers with the \fI\-m\fR option.
  91 .TP 5
  92 \fB\-\-product \fIname\fR
  93 Specifies the product to match when listing drivers with the \fI\-m\fR option.
  94 .TP 5
  95 \fB\-\-timeout \fIseconds\fR
  96 Specifies the timeout when listing devices with the \fI\-v\fR option.
  97 .SH CONFORMING TO
  98 The \fIlpinfo\fR command is unique to CUPS.
  99 .SH EXAMPLES
 100 List all devices:
 101 .nf
 102
 103     lpinfo \-v
 104
 105 .fi
 106 List all drivers:
 107 .nf
 108
 109     lpinfo \-m
 110
 111 .fi
 112 List drivers matching "HP LaserJet":
 113 .nf
 114
 115     lpinfo \-\-make\-and\-model "HP LaserJet" \-m
 116 .fi
 117 .SH NOTES
 118 CUPS printer drivers and backends are deprecated and will no longer be supported in a future feature release of CUPS.
 119 Printers that do not support IPP can be supported using applications such as
 120 .BR ippeveprinter (1).
 121 .SH SEE ALSO
 122 .BR lpadmin (8),
 123 CUPS Online Help (http://localhost:631/help)
 124 .SH COPYRIGHT
 125 Copyright \[co] 2007-2019 by Apple Inc.