NAME

       ppdc - cups ppd compiler

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.

       The  -D  option sets the named variable for use in the source file. It is equivalent to using the #define
       directive in the source file.

       The -I option specifies an alternate include directory; multiple  -I  options  can  be  supplied  to  add
       additional directories.

       The  -c  option  specifies a single message catalog file in GNU gettext source format (filename.po) to be
       used for localization.

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

       The -l option 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.

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

       The -t option specifies that PPD files should be tested instead of generated.

       The -v option provides more verbose output, basically a running status of which files are being loaded or
       written.

       The -z option generates compressed PPD files (filename.ppd.gz).  The default is to generate  uncompressed
       PPD files.

       The  --cr, --crlf, and --lf options specify the line ending to use - carriage return, carriage return and
       line feed, or line feed. The default is to use the line feed character alone.

SEE ALSO

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

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright 2007-2013 by Apple Inc.

15 February 2012                                      CUPS                                               ppdc(1)