1lpinfo(8) Apple Inc. lpinfo(8)
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6 lpinfo - show available devices or drivers (deprecated)
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9 lpinfo [ -E ] [ -h server[:port] ] [ -l ] [ --device-id device-id-
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11 list ] [ --language locale ] [ --make-and-model name ] [ --product name
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13 lpinfo [ -E ] [ -h server[:port] ] [ -l ] [ --exclude-schemes scheme-
14 list ] [ --include-schemes scheme-list ] [ --timeout seconds ] -v
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17 lpinfo lists the available devices or drivers known to the CUPS server.
18 The first form (-m) lists the available drivers, while the second form
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22 lpinfo accepts the following options:
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24 -E Forces encryption when connecting to the server.
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26 -h server[:port]
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29 -l Shows a "long" listing of devices or drivers.
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31 --device-id device-id-string
32 Specifies the IEEE-1284 device ID to match when listing drivers
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35 --exclude-schemes scheme-list
36 Specifies a comma-delimited list of device or PPD schemes that
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40 --include-schemes scheme-list
41 Specifies a comma-delimited list of device or PPD schemes that
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45 --language locale
46 Specifies the language to match when listing drivers with the -m
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49 --make-and-model name
50 Specifies the make and model to match when listing drivers with
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54 Specifies the product to match when listing drivers with the -m
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77 CUPS printer drivers and backends are deprecated and will no longer be
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83 lpadmin(8), CUPS Online Help (http://localhost:631/help)
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9026 April 2019 CUPS lpinfo(8)