Manual: ppdc

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NAME
       ppdc - cups ppd compiler (deprecated)

SYNOPSIS
       ppdc [ -D name[=value] ] [ -I include-directory ] [ -c message-catalog ] [ -d output-directory ] [ -l
       language(s) ] [ -m ] [ -t ] [ -v ] [ -z ] [ --cr ] [ --crlf ] [ --lf ] source-file

DESCRIPTION
       ppdc  compiles  PPDC source files into one or more PPD files.  This program is deprecated and will be
       removed in a future release of CUPS.

OPTIONS
       ppdc supports the following options:

       -D name[=value]
	    Sets the named variable for use in the source file.	 It is equivalent to using the	#define	 di‐
	    rective in the source file.

       -I include-directory
	    Specifies an alternate include directory.  Multiple -I options can be supplied to add additional
	    directories.

       -c message-catalog
	    Specifies  a  single  message  catalog file in GNU gettext (filename.po) or Apple strings (file‐
	    name.strings) format to be used for localization.

       -d output-directory
	    Specifies the output directory for PPD files.  The default output directory is "ppd".

       -l language(s)
	    Specifies one or more languages to use when localizing the PPD file(s).  The default language is
	    "en"    (English).	   Separate    multiple	   languages	with	 commas,     for     example
	    "de_DE,en_UK,es_ES,es_MX,es_US,fr_CA,fr_FR,it_IT" will create PPD files with German, UK English,
	    Spanish (Spain, Mexico, and US), French (France and Canada), and Italian languages in each file.

       -m   Specifies that the output filename should be based on the ModelName value instead of FileName or
	    PCFileName.

       -t   Specifies that PPD files should be tested instead of generated.

       -v   Specifies verbose output, basically a running status of which files are being loaded or written.
	    -z	Generates  compressed  PPD files (filename.ppd.gz).  The default is to generate uncompressed
	    PPD files.

       --cr

       --crlf

       --lf Specifies the line ending to use - carriage return, carriage return and line feed, or line	feed
	    alone.  The default is to use the line feed character alone.

NOTES
       PPD files are deprecated and will no longer be supported in a future feature release of CUPS.  Print‐
       ers that do not support IPP can be supported using applications such as ippeveprinter(1).

SEE ALSO
       ppdhtml(1), ppdi(1), ppdmerge(1), ppdpo(1), ppdcfile(5), CUPS Online Help (http://localhost:631/help)

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright © 2020-2024 by OpenPrinting.

2021-02-28					    CUPS					     ppdc(1)