NAME

       lpoptions - display or set printer options and defaults

SYNOPSIS

       lpoptions [ -h server[:port] ] [ -E ] -d destination[/instance] [ -l ]
       lpoptions [ -h server[:port] ] [ -E ] [ -p destination[/instance] ] -o option[=value] ...
       lpoptions [ -h server[:port] ] [ -E ] [ -p destination[/instance] ] -r option
       lpoptions [ -h server[:port] ] [ -E ] -x destination[/instance]

DESCRIPTION

       lpoptions displays or sets printer options and defaults.  If no printer is specified using the -p option,
       the default printer is used as described in lp(1).

       If no -l, -o, or -r options are specified, the current options are reported on the standard output.

       Options set with the lpoptions command are used by the lp(1) and lpr(1) commands when submitting jobs.

       When  run  by  the  root user, lpoptions gets and sets default options and instances for all users in the
       /etc/cups/lpoptions file.  Otherwise, the per-user defaults are managed in the ~/.cups/lpoptions file.

OPTIONS

       lpoptions supports the following options:

       -E   Enables encryption when communicating with the CUPS server.

       -d destination[/instance]
            Sets the user default printer to destination.  If instance is supplied then that particular instance
            is used.  This option overrides the system default printer for the current user.

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

       -l   Lists the printer specific options and their current settings.

       -o option[=value]
            Specifies a new option for the named destination.

       -p destination[/instance]
            Sets the destination and instance, if specified, for any options that follow.  If the named instance
            does not exist then it is created.  Destinations can only be created using the lpadmin(8) program.

       -r option
            Removes the specified option from the named destination.

       -x destination[/instance]
            Removes the options for the named destination and instance, if specified.   If  the  named  instance
            does  not  exist  then  this  does  nothing.   Destinations can only be removed using the lpadmin(8)
            command.

FILES

       ~/.cups/lpoptions - user defaults and instances created by non-root users.
       /etc/cups/lpoptions - system-wide defaults and instances created by the root user.

CONFORMING TO

       The lpoptions command is unique to CUPS.

SEE ALSO

       cancel(1), lp(1), lpadmin(8), lpr(1), lprm(1), CUPS Online Help (http://localhost:631/help)

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright © 2020-2024 by OpenPrinting.

2022-05-02                                            CUPS                                          lpoptions(1)