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lpinfo - show available devices or drivers (deprecated)

Conforming To

       The lpinfo command is unique to CUPS.

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.

Examples

       List all devices:

           lpinfo -v

       List all drivers:

           lpinfo -m

       List drivers matching "HP LaserJet":

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

Name

       lpinfo - show available devices or drivers (deprecated)

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).

Options

lpinfo accepts the following options:

       -E   Forces encryption when connecting to the server.

       -hserver[:port]
            Selects an alternate server.  Note: This option must occur before all others.

       -l   Shows a "long" listing of devices or drivers.

       --device-iddevice-id-string
            Specifies the IEEE-1284 device ID to match when listing drivers with the -m option.

       --exclude-schemesscheme-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-schemesscheme-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.

       --languagelocale
            Specifies the language to match when listing drivers with the -m option.

       --make-and-modelname
            Specifies the make and model to match when listing drivers with the -m option.

       --productname
            Specifies the product to match when listing drivers with the -m option.

       --timeoutseconds
            Specifies the timeout when listing devices with the -v option.

See Also

lpadmin(8), CUPS Online Help (http://localhost:631/help)

Synopsis

lpinfo  [  -hserver[:port] ] [ -E ] [ -l ] [ --device-iddevice-id-string ] [ --exclude-schemesscheme-list ] [ --include-schemesscheme-list ] [ --languagelocale ] [ --make-and-modelname ] [ --productname
       ] -mlpinfo [ -hserver[:port] ] [ -E ] [ -l ] [ --exclude-schemesscheme-list ] [  --include-schemesscheme-list ] [ --timeoutseconds ] -v

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