NAME

       ink - a command line tool for checking the ink level of your printers.

SYNOPSIS

       ink -p usb|parport [-n <portnumber>] [-t <threshold>]

       ink -p bjnp [-t <threshold>]

       ink -b bjnp://<hostname or ip address> [-t <threshold>]

DESCRIPTION

       ink is a command line tool for checking the ink level of your printers.

       Printers  connected  via  parallel  port  and  USB  port are supported. Canon BJNP network
       printers are supported too.

       ink makes use of libinklevel.

OPTIONS

       -p usb|parport
              Probe usb or parallel port.

       -n <portnumber>
              Number of the port to probe (/dev/usb/lpX or /dev/parportX).

       -t <threshold>
              Only display ink levels less than or equal to threshold.

       -p bjnp
              Probe the first Canon BJNP printer found.

       -b bjnp://<hostname or ip address>
              Probe the Canon BJNP printer at the specified location.

FILES

       /dev/parportX and /dev/lpX
              Devices used to read ink level on linux systems with parallel port  printers.   Ink
              NEEDS read and write access to these devices.

       /dev/lptX
              Devices used to read ink level on FreeBSD systems with parallel port printers.  Ink
              NEEDS read and write access to these devices.

       /dev/ecppX and /dev/usb/printerX
              Devices used to read ink level on Solaris systems.  Ink NEEDS read and write access
              to these devices.

AUTHOR

       This  manual  page  was  originally  written  by Adam Cecile <gandalf@le-vert.net> for the
       Debian system (but  may  be  used  by  others).  It  has  been  updated  by  Markus  Heinz
       <markus.heinz@uni-dortmund.de> to reflect new features of recent ink versions.  Permission
       is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under  the  terms  of  the  GNU
       General  Public  License,  Version  2  or any later version published by the Free Software
       Foundation.  On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be
       found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.

SEE ALSO

       Homepage: http://ink.sourceforge.net/

       Supported devices list: http://libinklevel.sourceforge.net/