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 PCFileName.

       -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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