MAKE_DRIVER_DB_CUPS(1)
NAME
make_driver_db_cups - create a printer database from ppd files
SYNOPSIS
make_driver_db_cups [db_directory] [output_filename]
DESCRIPTION
make_driver_db_cups 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.
make_driver_db_cups 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.
If an output file is given make_driver_db_cups suppresses all numbers.
The PPD files may be gzip compressed.
OPTIONS
- Arguments:
- db_directory
directory with ppd files
- output_filename
write printer database into this file
FILES
- $KDEHOME/share/apps/kdeprint/printerdb_cups.txt
- KDE printer database
(if $KDEHOME is not set ~/.kde is used)
SEE ALSO
- www.linuxprinting.org
- Information about printing under UNIX
AUTHORS
The KDE project
Please use http://bugs.kde.org to report bugs.
This manual page was written by Holger Hartmann <Holger_Hartmann@gmx.de> for the Debian 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.
- On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License
can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.