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ppdcfile

NAME

ppdcfile − cups ppd compiler source file format

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 keywords 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

SEE ALSO

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

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2007-2017 by Apple Inc.

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