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6 ppdc - cups ppd compiler
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9 ppdc [ -D name[=value] ] [ -I include-directory ] [ -c message-catalog
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11 --cr ] [ --crlf ] [ --lf ] source-file
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14 ppdc compiles PPDC source files into one or more PPD files. This pro‐
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17 The -D option sets the named variable for use in the source file. It is
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20 The -I option specifies an alternate include directory; multiple -I
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23 The -c option specifies a single message catalog file in GNU gettext
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26 The -d option specifies the output directory for PPD files. The default
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29 The -l option specifies one or more languages to use when localizing
30 the PPD file(s). The default language is "en" (English). Separate mul‐
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32 "de_DE,en_UK,es_ES,es_MX,es_US,fr_CA,fr_FR,it_IT" will create PPD files
33 with German, UK English, Spanish (Spain, Mexico, and US), French
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36 The -m option specifies that the output filename should be based on the
37 ModelName value instead of FileName or PCFilenName.
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39 The -t option specifies that PPD files should be tested instead of gen‐
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42 The -v option provides more verbose output, basically a running status
43 of which files are being loaded or written.
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45 The -z option generates compressed PPD files (filename.ppd.gz). The
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53 ppdhtml(1), ppdi(1), ppdmerge(1), ppdpo(1), ppdcfile(5)
54 http://localhost:631/help
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