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cups-genppdupdate(8)


NAME

   cups-genppdupdate - update CUPS+Gutenprint PPD files

SYNOPSIS

   cups-genppdupdate  [-h]  [-n]  [-N]  [-q  |  -v] [-s ppd-directory] [-s
   output-directory] [PPD-FILES or QUEUES...]

DESCRIPTION

   cups-genppdupdate regenerates the Gutenprint PPD files in use by  CUPS,
   using   the   PPD   files   under  /usr/share/cups/model/gutenprint  as
   templates.   The  new  PPD  file  replaces  the  old  PPD  file   under
   /etc/cups/ppd,  but  all  the options set in the old PPD will be merged
   into the new PPD, provided that they are still valid in the new file.

   If no files or queue names are specified, cups-genppdupdate updates all
   Gutenprint  PPD  files  in /etc/cups/ppd.  Otherwise, cups-genppdupdate
   updates all files or queues listed on the command line.

   cups-genppdupdate does not update Foomatic PPD files or PPD files  from
   Gimp-Print 4.2 or earlier.

   cups-genppdupdate  does  not  restart  cupsd.  cupsd will need manually
   reloading (or send SIGHUP) once cups-genppdupdate has completed.

OPTIONS

   -h     Show a help message.

   -n     No action.  The program will run, but the old PPD files will not
          be replaced.

   -q     Quiet mode.  No messages will be issued, apart from errors.

   -v     Verbose  mode.   More informative messages will be issued.  Note
          that extremely verbose  output  may  be  turned  on  by  setting
          $debug=1  in  the  source, but this output will not be of use to
          the average user.

   -s ppd-directory
          Use ppd-directory as the base directory to read PPD files  from.
          By        default,       the       base       directory       is
          /usr/share/cups/model/gutenprint.  Under this directory, the PPD
          files  are  located in subdirectories according to language code
          and territory.

   -o output-directory
          Place updated PPD files in output-directory.  By  default,  this
          is the same as the input directory.

   -N     Reset  all  options to their defaults (do not merge options from
          the current PPD file)

SEE ALSO

   cups-genppd(8),  cups-genppdconfig(8),  CUPS  Software   Administrators
   Manual, http://localhost:631/documentation.html

COPYRIGHT

   Copyright     2002-2006  Roger  Leigh  (rleigh@debian.org)  and Robert
   Krawitz (rlk@alum.mit.edu)

   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
   under  the  terms  of  the  GNU  General  Public License, version 2, as
   published by the Free Software Foundation.

   This manual page was written by Roger Leigh (rleigh@debian.org).



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