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-.TH ppdi 1 "CUPS" "12 June 2014" "Apple Inc."
+.TH ppdi 1 "CUPS" "26 April 2019" "Apple Inc."
.SH NAME
ppdi \- import ppd files (deprecated)
.SH SYNOPSIS
If the source file does not exist, a new source file is created.
Otherwise the existing file is merged with the new PPD file(s) on the command-line.
If no source file is specified, the filename \fIppdi.drv\fR is used.
+.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 ppdcfile (5),
CUPS Online Help (http://localhost:631/help)
.SH COPYRIGHT
-Copyright \[co] 2007-2018 by Apple Inc.
+Copyright \[co] 2007-2019 by Apple Inc.