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 directive
            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
            (filename.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.  Printers
       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)