-README - CUPS v1.6.0 - 2012-05-23
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+README - CUPS v2.2.2 - 2017-01-17
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-Looking for compile instructions? Read the file "INSTALL.txt"
-instead...
+Looking for compile instructions? Read the file "INSTALL.txt" instead...
INTRODUCTION
CUPS is a standards-based, open source printing system developed by Apple
- Inc. for Mac OS® X and other UNIX®-like operating systems. CUPS uses the
+ Inc. for macOS® and other UNIX®-like operating systems. CUPS uses the
Internet Printing Protocol ("IPP") and provides System V and Berkeley
command-line interfaces, a web interface, and a C API to manage printers and
print jobs. It supports printing to both local (parallel, serial, USB) and
GETTING SUPPORT AND OTHER RESOURCES
- If you have problems, READ THE DOCUMENTATION FIRST! We also provide many
- discussion forums which are available at:
+ If you have problems, READ THE DOCUMENTATION FIRST! We also provide two
+ mailing lists which are available at:
- http://www.cups.org/newsgroups.php
+ http://lists.cups.org/mailman/listinfo
See the CUPS web site at "http://www.cups.org/" for other resources.
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Dymo Label Printers drv:///sample.drv/dymo.ppd
Intellitech Intellibar drv:///sample.drv/intelbar.ppd
- EPSON Stylus Color Series drv:///sample.drv/stcolor.ppd
- EPSON Stylus Photo Series drv:///sample.drv/stphoto.ppd
- EPSON Stylus New Color Series drv:///sample.drv/stcolor2.ppd
- EPSON Stylus New Photo Series drv:///sample.drv/stphoto2.ppd
EPSON 9-pin Series drv:///sample.drv/epson9.ppd
EPSON 24-pin Series drv:///sample.drv/epson24.ppd
Generic PCL Laser Printer drv:///sample.drv/generpcl.ppd
lpadmin -p printername -E -v lpd://11.22.33.44/ -m ppd-name
The sample drivers provide basic printing capabilities, but generally do not
- exercise the full potential of the printers or CUPS. The CUPS web site
- provides links and drivers:
+ exercise the full potential of the printers or CUPS.
- http://www.cups.org/ppd.php PPD files
- http://www.cups.org/links.php Links to other drivers
+ CUPS also supports IPP Everywhere printers using the "everywhere" model,
+ for example:
+
+ lpadmin -p printername -E -v ipp://11.22.33.44/ipp/print -m everywhere
PRINTING FILES
lpr -o media=A4 -o resolution=600dpi filename
CUPS recognizes many types of images files as well as PDF, PostScript,
- HP-GL/2, and text files, so you can print those files directly rather than
- through an application.
+ and text files, so you can print those files directly rather than through
+ an application.
If you have an application that generates output specifically for your
printer then you need to use the "-oraw" or "-l" options:
lp -o raw filename
lpr -l filename
- This will prevent the filters from misinterpreting your print
- file.
+ This will prevent the filters from misinterpreting your print file.
LEGAL STUFF
- CUPS is Copyright 2007-2012 by Apple Inc. CUPS and the CUPS logo are
+ CUPS is Copyright 2007-2017 by Apple Inc. CUPS and the CUPS logo are
trademarks of Apple Inc.
The MD5 Digest code is Copyright 1999 Aladdin Enterprises.
- This software is based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group.
-
CUPS is provided under the terms of version 2 of the GNU General Public
License and GNU Library General Public License. This program is distributed
in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even