lpinfo - show available devices or drivers (deprecated)
lpinfo [ -E ] [ -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 ] [ -h server[:port] ] [ -l ] [ --exclude-schemes scheme- list ] [ --include-schemes scheme-list ] [ --timeout seconds ] -v
lpinfo(8) Apple Inc. lpinfo(8)
NAME
lpinfo - show available devices or drivers (deprecated)
SYNOPSIS
lpinfo [ -E ] [ -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 ] [ -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 drivers, while the second form
(-v) lists the available devices.
OPTIONS
lpinfo accepts the following options:
-E Forces encryption 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-delimited 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-delimited 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 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.
CONFORMING TO
The lpinfo command is unique to CUPS.
EXAMPLES
List all devices:
lpinfo -v
List all drivers:
lpinfo -m
List drivers matching "HP LaserJet":
lpinfo --make-and-model "HP LaserJet" -m
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+---------------+------------------+
|ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+---------------+------------------+
|Availability | print/cups |
+---------------+------------------+
|Stability | Volatile |
+---------------+------------------+
NOTES
CUPS printer drivers and backends 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
ippeveprinter(1).
Source code for open source software components in Oracle Solaris can
be found at https://www.oracle.com/downloads/opensource/solaris-source-
code-downloads.html.
This software was built from source available at
https://github.com/oracle/solaris-userland. The original community
source was downloaded from https://github.com/apple/cups/ar-
chive/v2.3.3.zip.
Further information about this software can be found on the open source
community website at http://www.cups.org/.
SEE ALSO
lpadmin(8), CUPS Online Help (http://localhost:631/help)
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2007-2019 by Apple Inc.
26 April 2019 CUPS lpinfo(8)