1ppdc(1)                           Apple Inc.                           ppdc(1)
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NAME

6       ppdc - cups ppd compiler
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SYNOPSIS

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

14       ppdc compiles PPDC source files into one or more PPD files.
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16       The -D option sets the named variable for use in the source file. It is
17       equivalent to using the #define directive in the source file.
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19       The -I option specifies an alternate  include  directory;  multiple  -I
20       options can be supplied to add additional directories.
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22       The  -c  option  specifies a single message catalog file in GNU gettext
23       source format (filename.po) to be used for localization.
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25       The -d option specifies the output directory for PPD files. The default
26       output directory is "ppd".
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28       The  -l  option  specifies one or more languages to use when localizing
29       the PPD file(s). The default language is "en" (English). Separate  mul‐
30       tiple        languages       with       commas,       for       example
31       "de_DE,en_UK,es_ES,es_MX,es_US,fr_CA,fr_FR,it_IT" will create PPD files
32       with  German,  UK  English,  Spanish  (Spain,  Mexico,  and US), French
33       (France and Canada), and Italian languages in each file.
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35       The -m option specifies that the output filename should be based on the
36       ModelName value instead of FileName or PCFilenName.
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38       The -t option specifies that PPD files should be tested instead of gen‐
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41       The -v option provides more verbose output, basically a running  status
42       of which files are being loaded or written.
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44       The  -z  option  generates compressed PPD files (filename.ppd.gz).  The
45       default is to generate uncompressed PPD files.
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47       The --cr, --crlf, and --lf options specify the line  ending  to  use  -
48       carriage  return,  carriage  return  and  line  feed, or line feed. The
49       default is to use the line feed character alone.
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SEE ALSO

52       ppdhtml(1), ppdi(1), ppdmerge(1), ppdpo(1), ppdcfile(5)
53       http://localhost:631/help
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56       Copyright 2007-2009 by Apple Inc.
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