lpinfo man page for CUPS.

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lpinfo - show available devices or drivers (deprecated) lpinfo [ -E ] [ -h server[:port] ] [ -l ] [ --device-id device-id-string ] [ --exclude-schemes scheme-list ] [ --include-schemes scheme-list ] [ --language locale ] [ --make-and-model name ] [ --product name ] -m

lpinfo [ -E ] [ -h server[:port] ] [ -l ] [ --exclude-schemes scheme-list ] [ --include-schemes scheme-list ] [ --timeout seconds ] -v

lpinfo lists the available devices or drivers known to the CUPS server. The first form (-m) lists the available drivers, while the second form (-v) lists the available devices. lpinfo accepts the following options:

5 -E Forces encryption when connecting to the server.

5 -h server[:port] Selects an alternate server.

5 -l Shows a "long" listing of devices or drivers.

5 --device-id device-id-string Specifies the IEEE-1284 device ID to match when listing drivers with the -m option.

5 --exclude-schemes scheme-list Specifies a comma-delimited list of device or PPD schemes that should be excluded from the results. Static PPD files use the "file" scheme.

5 --include-schemes scheme-list Specifies a comma-delimited list of device or PPD schemes that should be included in the results. Static PPD files use the "file" scheme.

5 --language locale Specifies the language to match when listing drivers with the -m option.

5 --make-and-model name Specifies the make and model to match when listing drivers with the -m option.

5 --product name Specifies the product to match when listing drivers with the -m option.

5 --timeout seconds Specifies the timeout when listing devices with the -v option.

The lpinfo command is unique to CUPS. List all devices:

 lpinfo -v

List all drivers:

 lpinfo -m

List drivers matching "HP LaserJet":

 lpinfo --make-and-model "HP LaserJet" -m

CUPS printer drivers and backends are deprecated and will no longer be supported in a future feature release of CUPS. Printers that do not support IPP can be supported using applications such as ippeveprinter (1). lpadmin (8), CUPS Online Help (http://localhost:631/help) Copyright \[co] 2007-2019 by Apple Inc.