1 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.3//EN"
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2 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.3/docbookx.dtd" [
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3 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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4 | %general-entities;
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5 |
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6 | <!ENTITY cups-download-http "http://multivac.cwru.edu/mirror/packages/cups-&cups-version;-source.tar.bz2">
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7 | <!ENTITY cups-download-ftp "ftp://ftp.easysw.com/pub/cups/&cups-version;/cups-&cups-version;-source.tar.bz2">
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8 | <!ENTITY cups-size "3.7 MB">
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9 | <!ENTITY cups-buildsize "24 MB">
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10 | <!ENTITY cups-time "0.67 SBU">
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11 | ]>
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12 |
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13 | <sect1 id="cups" xreflabel="CUPS-&cups-version;">
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14 | <?dbhtml filename="cups.html"?>
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15 | <title>CUPS-&cups-version;</title>
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16 |
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17 | <sect2>
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18 | <title>Introduction to
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19 | <application><acronym>CUPS</acronym></application></title>
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20 |
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21 | <para>The Common Unix Printing System (<acronym>CUPS</acronym>) is a print spooler and
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22 | associated utilities. It is based on the "Internet Printing Protocol"
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23 | and provides printing services to most PostScript and
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24 | raster printers.</para>
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25 |
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26 | <sect3><title>Package information</title>
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27 | <itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
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28 | <listitem><para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&cups-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
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29 | <listitem><para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&cups-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
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30 | <listitem><para>Download size: &cups-size;</para></listitem>
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31 | <listitem><para>Estimated Disk space required: &cups-buildsize;</para></listitem>
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32 | <listitem><para>Estimated build time: &cups-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
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33 | </sect3>
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34 |
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35 | <sect3><title><application><acronym>CUPS</acronym></application> dependencies</title>
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36 | <sect4><title>Optional</title>
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37 | <para><xref linkend="libjpeg"/>, <xref linkend="libpng"/>,
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38 | <xref linkend="libtiff"/>, <xref linkend="openssl"/> or
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39 | <ulink url="http://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/">GnuTLS</ulink> (which
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40 | needs <ulink
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41 | url="ftp://ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/alpha/libgpg-error/">libgpg-error</ulink>,
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42 | <ulink url="ftp://ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/libgcrypt/">libgcrypt</ulink> and
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43 | <ulink
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44 | url="ftp://ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/alpha/gnutls/opencdk/">opencdk</ulink>,
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45 | in that order.), <xref linkend="Linux_PAM"/>, <xref linkend="php"/> and <xref
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46 | linkend="Python"/></para></sect4>
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47 | </sect3>
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48 |
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49 | </sect2>
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50 |
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51 | <sect2>
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52 | <title>Installation of
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53 | <application><acronym>CUPS</acronym></application></title>
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54 |
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55 | <para>Install <application><acronym>CUPS</acronym></application> by
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56 | running the following commands:</para>
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57 |
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58 | <screen><userinput><command>./configure &&
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59 | make &&
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60 | make install</command></userinput></screen>
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61 |
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62 | </sect2>
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63 |
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64 | <sect2>
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65 | <title>Command explanations</title>
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66 |
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67 | <para>The basic default behavior of the installation is appropriate for
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68 | <acronym>LFS</acronym> systems. <application><acronym>CUPS</acronym>
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69 | </application> files are placed in <filename
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70 | class="directory">/usr/bin</filename>, <filename class="directory">/usr/sbin</filename>, <filename
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71 | class="directory">/var</filename> and <filename class="directory">/etc/cups</filename>.</para>
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72 |
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73 | </sect2>
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74 |
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75 | <sect2>
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76 | <title>Configuring <application><acronym>CUPS</acronym></application></title>
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77 |
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78 | <para>Configuration of <application><acronym>CUPS</acronym></application> is
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79 | dependent on the type of printer and can be complex. Generally, PostScript
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80 | printers are easier. For detailed instructions on configuration and use of
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81 | <application><acronym>CUPS</acronym></application>, see
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82 | <ulink url="http://www.cups.org/documentation.php"/>. The Software
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83 | Administrators Manual and Software Users Manual are particularly useful.</para>
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84 |
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85 | <para>For non-PostScript printers to print with CUPS, you need to install
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86 | <xref linkend="espgs"/> to convert PostScript to raster images
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87 | and a driver (e.g., from <xref linkend="gimp-print"/>) to convert
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88 | the resulting raster images to a form that the printer understands.
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89 | <ulink url="http://www.linuxprinting.org/foomatic.html">Foomatic</ulink>
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90 | drivers use Ghostscript to convert PostScript to a printable form directly, but this
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91 | is considered to be a hack by <application><acronym>CUPS</acronym></application>
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92 | developers.</para>
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93 |
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94 | <para>During the install, <application><acronym>CUPS</acronym></application>
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95 | created the startup file <filename>/etc/rc.d/init.d/cups</filename>. The file
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96 | works, but you may want to change it to a more conventional <acronym>LFS
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97 | </acronym> startup file by installing the script included in the
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98 | <xref linkend="intro-important-bootscripts"/> package:</para>
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99 |
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100 | <screen><userinput><command>make install-cups</command></userinput></screen>
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101 |
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102 | </sect2>
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103 |
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104 | <sect2>
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105 | <title>Contents</title>
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106 |
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107 | <para><application><acronym>CUPS</acronym></application> provides
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108 | <command>accept</command>,
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109 | <command>cupsaddsmb</command>,
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110 | <command>cupsd</command>,
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111 | <command>cupstestppd</command>,
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112 | <command>lpadmin</command>,
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113 | <command>lpc</command>,
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114 | <command>lpinfo</command>,
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115 | <command>lpmove</command>,
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116 | <command>reject</command>,
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117 | <command>cancel</command>,
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118 | <command>cups-config</command>,
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119 | <command>disable</command>,
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120 | <command>enable</command>,
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121 | <command>lp</command>,
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122 | <command>lpoptions</command>,
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123 | <command>lppasswd</command>,
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124 | <command>lpq</command>,
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125 | <command>lpr</command>,
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126 | <command>lprm</command>,
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127 | <command>lpstat</command>,
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128 | <filename class="libraryfile">libcups</filename>,
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129 | <filename class="libraryfile">libcupsimage</filename> and various
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130 | scripts and filters.</para>
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131 |
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132 | <sect3><title>lpc</title>
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133 | <para><command>lpc</command> provides limited control over printer
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134 | and class queues provided by <application><acronym>CUPS</acronym>
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135 | </application>.</para></sect3>
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136 |
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137 | <sect3><title>cupsd</title>
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138 | <para><command>cupsd</command> is the scheduler for the Common Unix Printing System.
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139 | </para></sect3>
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140 |
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141 | <sect3><title>accept</title>
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142 | <para><command>accept</command> instructs the printing system to accept print jobs to the specified destinations.
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143 | </para></sect3>
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144 |
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145 | <sect3><title>reject</title>
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146 | <para><command>reject</command> instructs the printing system to
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147 | reject print jobs to the specified destinations.
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148 | </para></sect3>
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149 |
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150 | <sect3><title>cupsaddsmb</title>
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151 | <para><command>cupsaddsmb</command> exports printers to the SAMBA software for
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152 | use with Windows clients.
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153 | </para></sect3>
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154 |
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155 | <sect3><title>lpadmin</title>
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156 | <para><command>lpadmin</command> configures printer and class queues provided by
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157 | <acronym>CUPS</acronym>.
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158 | </para></sect3>
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159 |
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160 | <sect3><title>lpinfo</title>
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161 | <para><command>lpinfo</command> lists the available devices or drivers known to
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162 | the <acronym>CUPS</acronym> server.
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163 | </para></sect3>
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164 |
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165 | <sect3><title>lpmove</title>
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166 | <para><command>lpmove</command> moves the specified job to a new destination.
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167 | </para></sect3>
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168 |
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169 | <sect3><title>cupstestppd</title>
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170 | <para><command>cupstestppd</command> tests the conformance of
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171 | <filename>PPD</filename> files.
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172 | </para></sect3>
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173 |
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174 | <sect3><title>lpq</title>
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175 | <para><command>lpq</command> shows the current print queue status on the named printer.
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176 | </para></sect3>
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177 |
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178 | <sect3><title>lpr</title>
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179 | <para><command>lpr</command> submits files for printing.
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180 | </para></sect3>
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181 |
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182 | <sect3><title>lprm</title>
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183 | <para><command>lprm</command> cancels print jobs that have been queued for printing.
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184 | </para></sect3>
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185 |
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186 | <sect3><title>cancel</title>
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187 | <para><command>cancel</command> cancels existing print jobs.
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188 | </para></sect3>
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189 |
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190 | <sect3><title>disable</title>
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191 | <para><command>disable</command> stops the named printers or classes.
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192 | </para></sect3>
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193 |
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194 | <sect3><title>enable</title>
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195 | <para><command>enable</command> starts the named printers or classes.
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196 | </para></sect3>
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197 |
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198 | <sect3><title>lp</title>
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199 | <para><command>lp</command> submits files for printing or alters a pending job.
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200 | </para></sect3>
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201 |
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202 | <sect3><title>lpoptions</title>
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203 | <para><command>lpoptions</command> displays or sets printer options and defaults.
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204 | </para></sect3>
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205 |
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206 | <sect3><title>lpstat</title>
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207 | <para><command>lpstat</command> displays status information about the
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208 | current classes, jobs, and printers.</para></sect3>
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209 |
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210 | <sect3><title>lppasswd</title>
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211 | <para><command>lppasswd</command> adds, changes or deletes passwords in
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212 | the <application><acronym>CUPS</acronym></application> digest password file
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213 | <filename>passwd.md5</filename>.
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214 | </para></sect3>
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215 |
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216 | <sect3><title>cups-config</title>
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217 | <para><command>cups-config</command> is the <application><acronym>CUPS
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218 | </acronym></application> program configuration utility.
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219 | </para></sect3>
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220 |
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221 | </sect2>
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222 |
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223 | </sect1>
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