hp scan
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Copyright
Copyright (c) 2001-18 HP Development Company, L.P.
This software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. This is free software, and you are welcome to
distribute it under certain conditions. See COPYING file for more details.
Linux 2.2 hp-scan(1)
Description
SANE-based scan utility for HPLIP supported all-in-one/mfp devices.
Mode
Run in interactive mode:
-i or --interactive
Name0P-Scan - Scan Utility
Options
Set the logging level:
-l<level> or --logging=<level> <level>: none, info*, error, warn, debug (*default)
Run in debug mode:
-g (same as option: -ldebug)
This help information:
-h or --help
Options ('Editor' Dest)
Image editor application:
-e<editor> or --editor=<editor>
Options ('Email' Dest)
From: address for 'email' dest:
--email-from=<email_from_address> (required for 'email' dest.)
To: address for 'email' dest:
--email-to=<email__to_address> (required for 'email' dest.)
Email subject for 'email' dest:
--email-subject="<subject>" or --subject="<subject>" Use double quotes (") around the subject if
it contains space characters.
Note or message for the 'email' dest:
--email-msg="<msg>" or --email-note="<note>" Use double quotes (") around the note/message if it
contains space characters.
Options ('File' Dest)
Filename for 'file' destination:
-o<file> or -f<file> or --file=<file> or --output=<file>
Options ('Pdf' Dest)
PDF viewer application:
--pdf=<pdf_viewer>
Options ('Printer' Dest)
Printer queue/printer dest:
--dp=<printer_name> or --dest-printer=<printer_name>
Printer device-URI dest:
--dd=<device-uri> or --dest-device=<device-uri>
Options ('Viewer' Dest)
Image viewer application:
-v<viewer> or --viewer=<viewer>
Options (Advanced)
Set the scanner compression mode:
-x<mode> or --compression=<mode>, <mode>='raw', 'none' or 'jpeg' ('jpeg' is default) ('raw' and
'none' are equivalent)
Options (General)
Scan destinations:
-s<dest_list> or --dest=<dest_list> where <dest_list> is a comma separated list containing one or
more of: 'file' , 'viewer', 'editor', 'pdf', or 'print'. Use only commas between values, no
spaces.
Scan mode:
-m<mode> or --mode=<mode>. Where <mode> is 'gray'*, 'color' or 'lineart'.
Scanning resolution:
-r<resolution_in_dpi> or --res=<resolution_in_dpi> or --resolution=<resolution_in_dpi> where 300
is default.
Image resize:
--resize=<scale_in_%> (min=1%, max=400%, default=100%)
Color Dropout Red :
-color_dropout_red_value=<color_dropout_red_value> or
--color_dropout_red_value=<color_dropout_red_value>
Color Dropout Green :
-color_dropout_green_value=<color_dropout_green_value> or
--color_dropout_green_value=<color_dropout_green_value>
Color Dropout Blue :
-color_dropout_blue_value=<color_dropout_blue_value> or
--color_dropout_blue_value=<color_dropout_blue_value>
Color Dropout Range :
-color_range=<color_range> or --color_range=<color_range>
Image contrast:
-c=<contrast> or --contrast=<contrast> The contrast range varies from device to device.
Image brightness:
-b=<brightness> or --brightness=<brightness> The brightness range varies from device to device.
ADF mode:
--adf (Note, only PDF output is supported when using the ADF) --duplex or --dup for duplex
scanning using ADF.
Options (Scan Area)
Specify the units for area/box measurements:
-t<units> or --units=<units> where <units> is 'mm'*, 'cm', 'in', 'px', or 'pt' ('mm' is default).
Scan area:
-a<tlx>,<tly>,<brx>,<bry> or --area=<tlx>,<tly>,<brx>,<bry> Coordinates are relative to the upper
left corner of the scan area. Units for tlx, tly, brx, and bry are specified by -t/--units
(default is 'mm'). Use only commas between values, no spaces.
Scan box:
--box=<tlx>,<tly>,<width>,<height> tlx and tly coordinates are relative to the upper left corner
of the scan area. Units for tlx, tly, width, and height are specified by -t/--units (default is
'mm'). Use only commas between values, no spaces.
Top left x of the scan area:
--tlx=<tlx> Coordinates are relative to the upper left corner of the scan area. Units are
specified by -t/--units (default is 'mm').
Top left y of the scan area:
--tly=<tly> Coordinates are relative to the upper left corner of the scan area. Units are
specified by -t/--units (default is 'mm').
Bottom right x of the scan area:
--brx=<brx> Coordinates are relative to the upper left corner of the scan area. Units are
specified by -t/--units (default is 'mm').
Bottom right y of the scan area:
--bry=<bry> Coordinates are relative to the upper left corner of the scan area. Units are
specified by -t/--units (default is 'mm').
Specify the scan area based on a paper size:
--size=<paper size name> where <paper size name> is one of: 3x5, 4x6, 5x7, a2_env, a3, a4, a5, a6,
b4, b5, c6_env, dl_env, exec, flsa, higaki, japan_env_3, japan_env_4, legal, letter, no_10_env,
oufufu-hagaki, photo, super_b
Crop out edges from the scan area:
--edge_erase_value=<border crop value in inch> where <border crop value in inch> is in range of:
[0-1]inch
Printer|Device-Uri
To specify a device-URI:
-d<device-uri> or --device=<device-uri>
To specify a CUPS printer:
-p<printer> or --printer=<printer>
Reporting Bugs
The HPLIP Launchpad.net site https://launchpad.net/hplip is available to get help, report bugs, make
suggestions, discuss the HPLIP project or otherwise contact the HPLIP Team.
See Also
Synopsis
hp-scan[DEVICE_URI|PRINTER_NAME][MODE][OPTIONS]
