\fBmake_driver_db_cups\fP creates a printer database from PPD files. PPD files (Postscript Printer Description files) describe a specific printer. Nowadays they are also used for non\-Postscript printers.
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\fBmake_driver_db_cups\fP prints all printer descriptions found in a given directory and all its subdirectories to stdout.
The first line gives the number of all found printers. Every printer description block consists of the items FILE, MANUFACTURER, MODELNAME, MODEL and DESCRIPTION.
The block is followed by the current block number.
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If an output file is given \fBmake_driver_db_cups\fP suppresses all numbers.
This manual page was written by Holger Hartmann <Holger_Hartmann@gmx.de> for the \fBDebian\fP Project (but may be used by others). Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.
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