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NAME

6       ppdc - cups ppd compiler (deprecated)
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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.  This pro‐
15       gram is deprecated and will be removed in a future release of CUPS.
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OPTIONS

18       ppdc supports the following options:
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20       -D name[=value]
21            Sets the named variable for use in the source file.  It is equiva‐
22            lent to using the #define directive in the source file.
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24       -I include-directory
25            Specifies an alternate include directory.  Multiple -I options can
26            be supplied to add additional directories.
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28       -c message-catalog
29            Specifies a single message catalog  file  in  GNU  gettext  (file‐
30            name.po) or Apple strings (filename.strings) format to be used for
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33       -d output-directory
34            Specifies the output directory for PPD files.  The default  output
35            directory is "ppd".
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37       -l language(s)
38            Specifies  one  or  more  languages to use when localizing the PPD
39            file(s).  The default language is "en" (English).  Separate multi‐
40            ple       languages       with       commas,      for      example
41            "de_DE,en_UK,es_ES,es_MX,es_US,fr_CA,fr_FR,it_IT" will create  PPD
42            files  with  German,  UK English, Spanish (Spain, Mexico, and US),
43            French (France and Canada), and Italian languages in each file.
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45       -m   Specifies that the output filename should be based on  the  Model‐
46            Name value instead of FileName or PCFileName.
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48       -t   Specifies that PPD files should be tested instead of generated.
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50       -v   Specifies  verbose  output,  basically  a  running status of which
51            files are being loaded or written.  -z  Generates  compressed  PPD
52            files  (filename.ppd.gz).  The default is to generate uncompressed
53            PPD files.
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59       --lf Specifies the line ending to use - carriage return,  carriage  re‐
60            turn and line feed, or line feed alone.  The default is to use the
61            line feed character alone.
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NOTES

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

69       ppdhtml(1), ppdi(1), ppdmerge(1), ppdpo(1),  ppdcfile(5),  CUPS  Online
70       Help (http://localhost:631/help)
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