cupstestppd(1)

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NAME

6       cupstestppd - test conformance of ppd files (deprecated)
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SYNOPSIS

9       cupstestppd  [ -I category ] [ -R rootdir ] [ -W category ] [ -q ] [ -r
10       ] [ -v[v] ] filename.ppd[.gz] [ ...  filename.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
18       standard 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
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OPTIONS

25       cupstestppd supports the following options:
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27       -I filename
28            Ignores all PCFileName warnings.
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30       -I filters
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36       -R rootdir
37            Specifies an alternate root directory for the filter,  pre-filter,
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40       -W constraints
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43       -W defaults
44            Except  for size-related options, report all default option errors
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47       -W filters
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53       -W sizes
54            Report all media size errors as warnings.
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59       -W all
60            Report all of the previous errors as warnings.
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65       -q   Specifies that no information should be displayed.
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67       -r   Relaxes the PPD conformance requirements  so  that  common  white‐
68            space,  control character, and formatting problems are not treated
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71       -v   Specifies that detailed conformance testing results should be dis‐
72            played rather than the concise PASS/FAIL/ERROR status.
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74       -vv  Specifies that all information in the PPD file should be displayed
75            in addition to the detailed conformance testing results.
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77       The -q, -v, and -vv options are mutually exclusive.
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EXIT STATUS

80       cupstestppd returns zero on success and non-zero on error.   The  error
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83       1    Bad command-line arguments or missing PPD filename.
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85       2    Unable to open or read PPD file.
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87       3    The PPD file contains format errors that cannot be skipped.
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89       4    The PPD file does not conform to the Adobe PPD specification.
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EXAMPLES

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

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

114       Copyright © 2021-2023 by OpenPrinting.
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1182021-02-28                           CUPS                       cupstestppd(1)