-E
Enables encryption when communicating with the CUPS server.
-U username
Uses an alternate username.
-d destination[/instance]
Sets the user default printer to destination. If instance
is supplied then that particular instance is used. This option
overrides the system default printer for the current user.
-h server[:port]
Uses an alternate server.
-l
Lists the printer specific options and their current settings.
-o option[=value]
Specifies a new option for the named destination.
-p destination[/instance]
Sets the destination and instance, if specified, for any options
that follow. If the named instance does not exist then it is
created.
-r option
Removes the specified option for the named destination.
-x destination[/instance]
Removes the options for the named destination and instance, if
specified. If the named instance does not exist then this does
nothing.
If no options are specified using the -o option, then the current options for the named printer are reported on the standard output.
Options set with the lpoptions command are used by the lp(1) and lpr(1) commands when submitting jobs.