1. NAME▲

ppdcfile - cups ppd compiler source file format

2. DESCRIPTION ▲

The CUPS PPD compiler reads meta files that contain descriptions of one or more PPD files to be generated by ppdc. This man page provides a quick reference to the supported keywords and should be used in conjuction with the Common UNIX Printing System Developers Manual.

The source file format is plain ASCII text that can be edited using your favorite text editor. Comments are supported using the C (/* ... */) and C++ (// ...) comment mechanisms.

Printer driver information can be grouped and shared using curley braces ({ ... }); PPD files are written when a close brace or end-of-file is seen and a PCFileName directive has been defined.

Directives may be placed anywhere on a line and are followed by one or more values. The following is a list of the available directives and the values they accept:

  • #define name value
  • #elif {name | value}
  • #else
  • #endif
  • #font name encoding "version" charset status
  • #if {name | value}
  • #include <filename>
  • #include "filename"
  • #media name width length
  • #media "name/text" width length
  • #po locale "filename.po"
  • Attribute name "" value
  • Attribute name keyword value
  • Attribute name "keyword/text" value
  • Choice name "code"
  • Choice "name/text" "code"
  • ColorDevice boolean-value
  • ColorModel name colorspace colororder compression
  • ColorModel "name/text" colorspace colororder compression
  • ColorProfile resolution/mediatype gamma density matrix
  • Copyright "text"
  • CustomMedia name width length left bottom right top "size-code" "region-code"
  • CustomMedia "name/text" width length left bottom right top "size-code" "region-code"
  • Cutter boolean-value
  • Darkness temperature name
  • Darkness temperature "name/text"
  • DriverType type
  • Duplex type
  • Filter mime-type cost program
  • Finishing name
  • Finishing "name/text"
  • Font *
  • Font name encoding "version" charset status
  • Group name
  • Group "name/text"
  • HWMargins left bottom right top
  • InputSlot position name
  • InputSlot position "name/text"
  • Installable name
  • Installable "name/text"
  • LocAttribute name "keyword/text" value
  • ManualCopies boolean-value
  • Manufacturer "name"
  • MaxSize width length
  • MediaSize name
  • MediaType type name
  • MediaType type "name/text"
  • MinSize width length
  • ModelName "name"
  • ModelNumber number
  • Option name type section order
  • Option "name/text" type section order
  • PCFileName "filename.ppd"
  • Resolution colorspace bits-per-color row-count row-feed row-step name
  • Resolution colorspace bits-per-color row-count row-feed row-step "name/text"
  • SimpleColorProfile resolution/mediatype density yellow-density red-density gamma red-adjust green-adjust blue-adjust
  • Throughput pages-per-minute
  • UIConstraints "*Option1 *Option2"
  • UIConstraints "*Option1 Choice1 *Option2"
  • UIConstraints "*Option1 *Option2 Choice2"
  • UIConstraints "*Option1 Choice1 *Option2 Choice2"
  • VariablePaperSize boolean-value
  • Version number
         .SH SEE ALSO ppdc(1), ppdhtml(1), ppdi(1), ppdmerge(1), ppdpo(1)
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3. COPYRIGHT ▲

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