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+<blockquote>The PPD API is deprecated starting in CUPS 1.6. Please use the new Job Ticket APIs in the <a href="api-cups.html">CUPS API</a> documentation. These functions will be removed in a future release of CUPS.</blockquote>
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+<blockquote>The PPD API is deprecated starting in CUPS 1.6. Please use the new Job Ticket APIs in the <a href="api-cups.html">CUPS API</a> documentation. These functions will be removed in a future release of CUPS.</blockquote>
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<p>The CUPS PPD API provides read-only access the data in PostScript Printer
Description ("PPD") files which are used for all printers with a driver. With
it you can obtain the data necessary to display printer options to users, mark