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) ] [ -v ] [ -z ]  [  --cr  ]  [
11       --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
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35       The -v option provides more verbose output, basically a running  status
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38       The  -z  option  generates compressed PPD files (filename.ppd.gz).  The
39       default is to generate uncompressed PPD files.
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41       The --cr, --crlf, and --lf options specify the line  ending  to  use  -
42       carriage  return,  carriage  return  and  line  feed, or line feed. The
43       default is to use the line feed character alone.
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SEE ALSO

46       cupsprofile(1),  ppdhtml(1),  ppdi(1),  ppdmerge(1),  ppdpo(1),   ppdc‐
47       file(5), CUPS Driver Developer Kit Manual
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50       Copyright 2007 by Apple Inc.
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