1ppdcfile(5)                      OpenPrinting                      ppdcfile(5)
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NAME

6       ppdcfile - cups ppd compiler source file format (deprecated)
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DESCRIPTION

9       The CUPS PPD compiler reads meta files that contain descriptions of one
10       or more PPD files to be generated by ppdc(1).  This man page provides a
11       quick  reference  to  the supported keywords and should be used in con‐
12       junction with the online help for CUPS.
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14       The source file format is plain ASCII text that  can  be  edited  using
15       your  favorite  text editor. Comments are supported using the C (/* ...
16       */) and C++ (// ...) comment mechanisms.
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18       Printer driver information can be grouped and shared using curly braces
19       ({  ...  }); PPD files are written when a close brace or end-of-file is
20       seen and a PCFileName directive has been defined.
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22       Directives may be placed anywhere on a line and are followed by one  or
23       more  values.  The  following is a list of the available directives and
24       the values they accept:
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26       #define name value
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28       #elif {name | value}
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34       #font name encoding "version" charset status
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36       #if {name | value}
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38       #include <filename>
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40       #include "filename"
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42       #media name width length
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44       #media "name/text" width length
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46       #po locale "filename"
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48       Attribute name "" value
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50       Attribute name keyword value
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52       Attribute name "keyword/text" value
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54       Choice name "code"
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56       Choice "name/text" "code"
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58       ColorDevice boolean-value
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60       ColorModel name colorspace colororder compression
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62       ColorModel "name/text" colorspace colororder compression
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64       ColorProfile resolution/mediatype gamma density matrix
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66       Copyright "text"
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68       CustomMedia name width length left bottom right  top  "size-code"  "re‐
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71       CustomMedia  "name/text" width length left bottom right top "size-code"
72       "region-code"
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74       Cutter boolean-value
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76       Darkness temperature name
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78       Darkness temperature "name/text"
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80       DriverType type
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82       Duplex type
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84       Filter mime-type cost program
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86       Finishing name
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88       Finishing "name/text"
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90       Font *
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92       Font name encoding "version" charset status
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94       Group name
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96       Group "name/text"
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100       InputSlot position name
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102       InputSlot position "name/text"
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104       Installable name
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106       Installable "name/text"
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108       LocAttribute name "keyword/text" value
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110       ManualCopies boolean-value
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112       Manufacturer "name"
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114       MaxSize width length
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116       MediaSize name
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118       MediaType type name
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120       MediaType type "name/text"
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122       MinSize width length
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124       ModelName "name"
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126       ModelNumber number
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128       Option name type section order
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130       Option "name/text" type section order
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132       PCFileName "filename.ppd"
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134       Resolution colorspace bits-per-color row-count row-feed row-step name
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136       Resolution  colorspace  bits-per-color  row-count   row-feed   row-step
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139       SimpleColorProfile resolution/mediatype density yellow-density red-den‐
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142       Throughput pages-per-minute
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144       UIConstraints "*Option1 *Option2"
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146       UIConstraints "*Option1 Choice1 *Option2"
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148       UIConstraints "*Option1 *Option2 Choice2"
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150       UIConstraints "*Option1 Choice1 *Option2 Choice2"
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152       VariablePaperSize boolean-value
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154       Version number
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NOTES

157       PPD files are deprecated and will no longer be supported  in  a  future
158       feature  release of CUPS.  Printers that do not support IPP can be sup‐
159       ported using applications such as ippeveprinter(1).
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SEE ALSO

162       ppdc(1), ppdhtml(1), ppdi(1), ppdmerge(1), ppdpo(1), CUPS  Online  Help
163       (http://localhost:631/help)
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