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.TH lpinfo 8 "CUPS" "12 June 2014" "Apple Inc."

.SH NAME

lpinfo \- show available devices or drivers

.SH SYNOPSIS

.B lpinfo

[

.B \-E

] [

\fB\-h \fIserver\fR[\fB:\fIport\fR]

] [

.B \-l

] [

.B \-\-device\-id

.I device-id-string

] [

.B \-\-exclude\-schemes

.I scheme-list

] [

.B \-\-include\-schemes

.I scheme-list

] [

.B \-\-language

.I locale

] [

.B \-\-make\-and\-model

.I name

] [

.B \-\-product

.I name

]

.B \-m

.br

.B lpinfo

[

.B \-E

] [

\fB\-h \fIserver\fR[\fB:\fIport\fR]

] [

.B \-l

] [

.B \-\-exclude\-schemes

.I scheme-list

] [

.B \-\-include\-schemes

.I scheme-list

] [

.B \-\-timeout

.I seconds

]

.B \-v

.SH DESCRIPTION

\fBlpinfo\fR lists the available devices or drivers known to the CUPS server.

The first form (\fI-m\fR) lists the available drivers, while the second form (\fI-v\fR) lists the available devices.

.SH OPTIONS

\fBlpinfo\fR accepts the following options:

.TP 5

.B \-E

Forces encryption when connecting to the server.

.TP 5

\fB\-h \fIserver\fR[\fB:\fIport\fR]

Selects an alternate server.

.TP 5

.B \-l

Shows a "long" listing of devices or drivers.

.TP 5

\fB\-\-device\-id \fIdevice-id-string\fR

Specifies the IEEE-1284 device ID to match when listing drivers with the \fI\-m\fR option.

.TP 5

\fB\-\-exclude\-schemes \fIscheme-list\fR

Specifies a comma-delimited list of device or PPD schemes that should be excluded from the results.

Static PPD files use the "file" scheme.

.TP 5

\fB\-\-include\-schemes \fIscheme-list\fR

Specifies a comma-delimited list of device or PPD schemes that should be included in the results.

Static PPD files use the "file" scheme.

.TP 5

\fB\-\-language \fIlocale\fR

Specifies the language to match when listing drivers with the \fI\-m\fR option.

.TP 5

\fB\-\-make\-and\-model \fIname\fR

Specifies the make and model to match when listing drivers with the \fI\-m\fR option.

.TP 5

\fB\-\-product \fIname\fR

Specifies the product to match when listing drivers with the \fI\-m\fR option.

.TP 5

\fB\-\-timeout \fIseconds\fR

Specifies the timeout when listing devices with the \fI\-v\fR option.

.SH CONFORMING TO

The \fIlpinfo\fR command is unique to CUPS.

.SH EXAMPLES

List all devices:

.nf

    lpinfo \-v

.fi

List all drivers:

.nf

    lpinfo \-m

.fi

List drivers matching "HP LaserJet":

.nf

    lpinfo \-\-make\-and\-model "HP LaserJet" \-m

.fi

.SH SEE ALSO

.BR lpadmin (8),

CUPS Online Help (http://localhost:631/help)

.SH COPYRIGHT

Copyright \[co] 2007-2017 by Apple Inc.