ppdcfile

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NAME

   ppdcfile - cups ppd compiler source file format (deprecated)

DESCRIPTION

   The  CUPS  PPD compiler reads meta files that contain descriptions of one or more PPD files to be generated by ppdc(1).  This man page provides a quick reference to the supported key
   words and should be used in conjunction with the online help for CUPS.

   The source file format is plain ASCII text that can be edited using your favorite text editor. Comments are supported using the C (/* ... */) and C++ (// ...) comment mechanisms.

   Printer driver information can be grouped and shared using curly braces ({ ... }); PPD files are written when a close brace or end-of-file is seen and a PCFileName directive has  been
   defined.

   Directives may be placed anywhere on a line and are followed by one or more values. The following is a list of the available directives and the values they accept:

   #define name value

   #elif {name | value}

   #else

   #endif

   #font name encoding "version" charset status

   #if {name | value}

   #include <filename>

   #include "filename"

   #media name width length

   #media "name/text" width length

   #po locale "filename"

   Attribute name "" value

   Attribute name keyword value

   Attribute name "keyword/text" value

   Choice name "code"

   Choice "name/text" "code"

   ColorDevice boolean-value

   ColorModel name colorspace colororder compression

   ColorModel "name/text" colorspace colororder compression

   ColorProfile resolution/mediatype gamma density matrix

   Copyright "text"

   CustomMedia name width length left bottom right top "size-code" "region-code"

   CustomMedia "name/text" width length left bottom right top "size-code" "region-code"

   Cutter boolean-value

   Darkness temperature name

   Darkness temperature "name/text"

   DriverType type

   Duplex type

   Filter mime-type cost program

   Finishing name

   Finishing "name/text"

   Font *

   Font name encoding "version" charset status

   Group name

   Group "name/text"

   HWMargins left bottom right top

   InputSlot position name

   InputSlot position "name/text"

   Installable name

   Installable "name/text"

   LocAttribute name "keyword/text" value

   ManualCopies boolean-value

   Manufacturer "name"

   MaxSize width length

   MediaSize name

   MediaType type name

   MediaType type "name/text"

   MinSize width length

   ModelName "name"

   ModelNumber number

   Option name type section order

   Option "name/text" type section order

   PCFileName "filename.ppd"

   Resolution colorspace bits-per-color row-count row-feed row-step name

   Resolution colorspace bits-per-color row-count row-feed row-step "name/text"

   SimpleColorProfile resolution/mediatype density yellow-density red-density gamma red-adjust green-adjust blue-adjust

   Throughput pages-per-minute

   UIConstraints "*Option1 *Option2"

   UIConstraints "*Option1 Choice1 *Option2"

   UIConstraints "*Option1 *Option2 Choice2"

   UIConstraints "*Option1 Choice1 *Option2 Choice2"

   VariablePaperSize boolean-value

   Version number

NOTES

   PPD  files  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).

SEE ALSO

   ppdc(1), ppdhtml(1), ppdi(1), ppdmerge(1), ppdpo(1), CUPS Online Help (http://localhost:631/help)

COPYRIGHT

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2021-02-28 CUPS ppdcfile(5)