1cupstestppd(1)                    Apple Inc.                    cupstestppd(1)
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NAME

6       cupstestppd - test conformance of ppd files
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SYNOPSIS

9       cupstestppd  [ -R rootdir ] [ -W category ] [ -q ] [-r] [ -v[v] ] file‐
10       name.ppd[.gz] [ ... filenameN.ppd[.gz] ]
11       cupstestppd [ -R rootdir ] [ -W category ] [ -q ] [-r] [ -v[v] ] -
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DESCRIPTION

14       cupstestppd tests the conformance of PPD files to the Adobe  PostScript
15       Printer  Description file format specification version 4.3. It can also
16       be used to list the supported options and  available  fonts  in  a  PPD
17       file. The results of testing and any other output are sent to the stan‐
18       dard output.
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20       The first form of cupstestppd tests one or more PPD files on  the  com‐
21       mand-line.  The second form tests the PPD file provided on the standard
22       input.
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OPTIONS

25       cupstestppd supports the following options:
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27       -R rootdir
28            Specifies an alternate root directory for the filter,  pre-filter,
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31       -W constraints
32            Report all UIConstraint errors as warnings.
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35            Except  for size-related options, report all default option errors
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38       -W filters
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41       -W profiles
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44       -W sizes
45            Report all media size errors as warnings.
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50       -W all
51            Report all of the previous errors as warnings.
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53       -W none
54            Report all of the previous errors as errors.
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56       -q
57            Specifies that no information should be displayed.
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59       -r
60            Relaxes the PPD conformance requirements  so  that  common  white‐
61            space,  control character, and formatting problems are not treated
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64       -v
65            Specifies that detailed conformance testing results should be dis‐
66            played rather than the concise PASS/FAIL/ERROR status.
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69            Specifies that all information in the PPD file should be displayed
70            in addition to the detailed conformance testing results.
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72       The -q, -v, and -vv options are mutually exclusive.
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EXIT STATUS

75       cupstestppd returns zero on success and non-zero on  error.  The  error
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79            Bad command-line arguments or missing PPD filename.
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82            Unable to open or read PPD file.
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85            The PPD file contains format errors that cannot be skipped.
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88            The PPD file does not conform to the Adobe PPD specification.
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EXAMPLES

91       The  following command will test all PPD files under the current direc‐
92       tory and print the names of each file that does not conform:
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94           find . -name \*.ppd \! -exec cupstestppd -q '{}' \; -print
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96       The next command tests all PPD files under the  current  directory  and
97       print  detailed  conformance  testing results for the files that do not
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100           find . -name \*.ppd \! -exec cupstestppd -q '{}' \; \
101               -exec cupstestppd -v '{}' \;
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SEE ALSO

105       lpadmin(8),
106       http://localhost:631/help
107       Adobe PostScript Printer Description File Format Specification, Version
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111       Copyright 2007-2009 by Apple Inc.
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1152 March 2009                         CUPS                       cupstestppd(1)
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