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1.8 KiB
.TH MAKE_DRIVER_DB_CUPS 1 "Jun 2006" "Trinity Desktop Environment" ""
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.SH NAME
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make_driver_db_cups
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\- create a printer database from ppd files
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B make_driver_db_cups
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.RI [ db_directory ]\ [ output_filename ]
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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\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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.sp 1
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\fBmake_driver_db_cups\fP prints all printer descriptions found in a given directory and all its subdirectories to stdout.
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The first line gives the number of all found printers. Every printer description block consists of the items FILE, MANUFACTURER, MODELNAME, MODEL and DESCRIPTION.
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The block is followed by the current block number.
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.sp 1
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If an output file is given \fBmake_driver_db_cups\fP suppresses all numbers.
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.sp 1
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The PPD files may be gzip compressed.
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.SH OPTIONS
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.SS Arguments:
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.TP
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.I db_directory
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directory with ppd files
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.TP
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.I output_filename
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write printer database into this file
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.SH FILES
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.TP
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.I $TDEHOME/share/apps/tdeprint/printerdb_cups.txt
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TDE printer database
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.br
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(if $TDEHOME is not set ~/.trinity is used)
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.BR make_driver_db_lpr (1)
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.TP
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.B www.linuxprinting.org
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Information about printing under UNIX
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.SH AUTHORS
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.nf
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The KDE project
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.br
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.fi
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Please use http://bugs.trinitydesktop.org to report bugs.
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.PP
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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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.PP
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On \fBDebian\fP systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in /usr/share/common\-licenses/GPL.
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