Manpages - lpinfo.8

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NAME

lpinfo - show available devices or drivers (deprecated)

SYNOPSIS

lpinfo [ -E ] [ -h */server/[:*/port/] ] [ -l ] [ –device-id device-id-string ] [ –exclude-schemes scheme-list ] [ –include-schemes scheme-list ] [ –language locale ] [ –make-and-model name ] [ –product name ] -m
lpinfo [ -E ] [ -h */server/[:*/port/] ] [ -l ] [ –exclude-schemes scheme-list ] [ –include-schemes scheme-list ] [ –timeout seconds ] -v

DESCRIPTION

lpinfo lists the available devices or drivers known to the CUPS server. The first form (-m) lists the available drivers, while the second form (-v) lists the available devices.

OPTIONS

lpinfo accepts the following options:

-E: Forces encryption when connecting to the server.
-h */server/[:*/port/]: Selects an alternate server.
-l: Shows a “long” listing of devices or drivers.
*–device-id */device-id-string/: Specifies the IEEE-1284 device ID to match when listing drivers with the -m option.
*–exclude-schemes */scheme-list/: Specifies a comma-delimited list of device or PPD schemes that should be excluded from the results. Static PPD files use the “file” scheme.
*–include-schemes */scheme-list/: Specifies a comma-delimited list of device or PPD schemes that should be included in the results. Static PPD files use the “file” scheme.
*–language */locale/: Specifies the language to match when listing drivers with the -m option.
*–make-and-model */name/: Specifies the make and model to match when listing drivers with the -m option.
*–product */name/: Specifies the product to match when listing drivers with the -m option.
*–timeout */seconds/: Specifies the timeout when listing devices with the -v option.

CONFORMING TO

The lpinfo command is unique to CUPS.

EXAMPLES

List all devices:


      lpinfo -v

List all drivers:


      lpinfo -m

List drivers matching “HP LaserJet”:


      lpinfo --make-and-model "HP LaserJet" -m

NOTES

CUPS printer drivers and backends 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).