NAME

       ppdc - cups ppd compiler (deprecated)

SYNOPSIS

       ppdc  [  -D  name[=value]  ] [ -I include-directory ] [ -c message-catalog ] [ -d output-directory ] [ -l
       language(s) ] [ -m ] [ -t ] [ -v ] [ -z ] [ --cr ] [ --crlf ] [ --lf ] source-file

DESCRIPTION

       ppdc compiles PPDC source files into one or more PPD files.  This  program  is  deprecated  and  will  be
       removed in a future release of CUPS.

OPTIONS

       ppdc supports the following options:

       -D name[=value]
            Sets the named variable for use in the source file.  It is equivalent to using the #define directive
            in the source file.

       -I include-directory
            Specifies an alternate include directory.  Multiple -I options can be  supplied  to  add  additional
            directories.

       -c message-catalog
            Specifies   a   single   message  catalog  file  in  GNU  gettext  (filename.po)  or  Apple  strings
            (filename.strings) format to be used for localization.

       -d output-directory
            Specifies the output directory for PPD files.  The default output directory is "ppd".

       -l language(s)
            Specifies one or more languages to use when localizing the PPD file(s).   The  default  language  is
            "en"     (English).      Separate     multiple     languages     with     commas,     for    example
            "de_DE,en_UK,es_ES,es_MX,es_US,fr_CA,fr_FR,it_IT" will create PPD files  with  German,  UK  English,
            Spanish (Spain, Mexico, and US), French (France and Canada), and Italian languages in each file.

       -m   Specifies  that  the  output  filename should be based on the ModelName value instead of FileName or
            PCFilenName.

       -t   Specifies that PPD files should be tested instead of generated.

       -v   Specifies verbose output, basically a running status of which files are being loaded or written.  -z
            Generates  compressed  PPD  files  (filename.ppd.gz).   The  default is to generate uncompressed PPD
            files.

       --cr

       --crlf

       --lf Specifies the line ending to use - carriage return, carriage return and  line  feed,  or  line  feed
            alone.  The default is to use the line feed character alone.

NOTES

       PPD  files  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).

SEE ALSO

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

COPYRIGHT

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