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-.TH ppdcfile 5 "CUPS" "5 March 2016" "Apple Inc."
+.TH ppdcfile 5 "CUPS" "26 April 2019" "Apple Inc."
.SH NAME
-ppdcfile \- cups ppd compiler source file format
+ppdcfile \- cups ppd compiler source file format (deprecated)
.SH DESCRIPTION
The CUPS PPD compiler reads meta files that contain descriptions of one or more PPD files to be generated by
.BR ppdc (1).
\fBVariablePaperSize \fIboolean-value\fR
.TP 5
\fBVersion \fInumber\fR
+.SH NOTES
+PPD files are deprecated and will no longer be supported in a future feature release of CUPS.
+Printers that do not support IPP can be supported using applications such as
+.BR ippeveprinter (1).
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR ppdc (1),
.BR ppdhtml (1),
.BR ppdpo (1),
CUPS Online Help (http://localhost:631/help)
.SH COPYRIGHT
-Copyright \[co] 2007-2018 by Apple Inc.
+Copyright \[co] 2007-2019 by Apple Inc.