lpinfo
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Name
lpinfo - show available devices or drivers
Synopsis
lpinfo [ -E ] [ -U username ] [ -h server[:port] ] [ -l ] [
--device-id device-id-string ] [ --exclude-schemes scheme-
list ] [ --include-schemes scheme-list ] [ --language locale
] [ --make-and-model name ] [ --product name ] -m
lpinfo [ -E ] [ -U username ] [ -h server[:port] ] [ -l ] [
--exclude-schemes scheme-list ] [ --include-schemes scheme-
list ] [ --timeout seconds ] -v
Description
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NAME
lpinfo - show available devices or drivers
SYNOPSIS
lpinfo [ -E ] [ -U username ] [ -h server[:port] ] [ -l ] [
--device-id device-id-string ] [ --exclude-schemes scheme-
list ] [ --include-schemes scheme-list ] [ --language locale
] [ --make-and-model name ] [ --product name ] -m
lpinfo [ -E ] [ -U username ] [ -h server[:port] ] [ -l ] [
--exclude-schemes scheme-list ] [ --include-schemes scheme-
list ] [ --timeout seconds ] -v
DESCRIPTION
lpinfo lists the available devices or drivers known to the
CUPS server. The first form (-m) lists the available driv-
ers, while the second form (-v) lists the available devices.
OPTIONS
lpinfo accepts the following options:
-E
Forces encryption when connecting to the server.
-U username
Sets the username to use when connecting to the server.
-h server[:port]
Selects an alternate server.
-l
Shows a "long" listing of devices or drivers.
--device-id device-id-string
Specifies the IEEE-1284 device ID to match when listing
drivers with the -m option.
--exclude-schemes scheme-list
Specifies a comma-separated list of device or PPD
schemes that should be excluded from the results.
Static PPD files use the "file" scheme.
--include-schemes scheme-list
Specifies a comma-separated list of device or PPD
schemes that should be included in the results. Static
PPD files use the "file" scheme.
--language locale
Specifies the language to match when listing drivers
with the -m option.
--make-and-model name
Specifies the make and model to match when listing
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drivers with the -m option.
--product name
Specifies the product to match when listing drivers
with the -m option.
--timeout seconds
Specifies the timeout when listing devices with the -v
option.
COMPATIBILITY
The lpinfo command is unique to CUPS.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following
attributes:
+---------------+------------------+
|ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+---------------+------------------+
|Availability | print/cups |
+---------------+------------------+
|Stability | Volatile |
+---------------+------------------+
SEE ALSO
lpadmin(8),
http://localhost:631/help
COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2007-2009 by Apple Inc.
NOTES
This software was built from source available at
https://java.net/projects/solaris-userland. The original
community source was downloaded from
http://ftp.easysw.com/pub/cups/1.4.5/cups-1.4.5-source.tar.bz2
Further information about this software can be found on the
open source community website at http://www.cups.org/.
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