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ippeveprinter(1)		  OpenPrinting			ippeveprinter(1)

NAME
     ippeveprinter - an ipp everywhere printer application for cups

SYNOPSIS
     ippeveprinter  [  --help  ]  [ --no-web-forms ] [ --pam-service service ] [
     --version ] [ -2 ] [ -A ] [ -D device-uri ] [ -F output-type/subtype ] [ -K
     keypath ] [ -M manufacturer ] [ -P filename.ppd ] [ -V ipp-version ]  [  -a
     filename.conf  ]  [  -c  command  ]  [  -d spool-directory ] [ -f type/sub-
     type[,...]  ] [ -i iconfile.png ] [ -k ] [ -l location ] [ -m model ] [  -n
     hostname  ] [ -p port ] [ -r subtype[,subtype] ] [ -s speed[,color-speed] ]
     [ -v[vvv] ] service-name

DESCRIPTION
     ippeveprinter is a simple Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) server	conform-
     ing  to  the  IPP Everywhere (PWG 5100.14) specification. It can be used to
     test client software or act as a very basic print server that runs  a  com-
     mand for every job that is printed.

OPTIONS
     The following options are recognized by ippeveprinter:

     --help
	  Show program usage.

     --no-web-forms
	  Disable  the	web  interface forms used to update the media and supply
	  levels.

     --pam-service service
	  Set the PAM service name.  The default service is "cups".

     --version
	  Show the CUPS version.

     -2   Report support for two-sided (duplex) printing.

     -A   Enable authentication for the created printer.  ippeveprinter uses PAM
	  to authenticate HTTP Basic credentials.

     -D device-uri
	  Set the device URI for print output.	The URI can be a  filename,  di-
	  rectory, or a network socket URI of the form "socket://ADDRESS[:PORT]"
	  (where the default port number is 9100).  When specifying a directory,
	  ippeveprinter will create an output file using the job ID and name.

     -F output-type/subtype[,...]
	  Specifies  the  output  MIME	media  type.   The  default is "applica-
	  tion/postscript" when the -P option is specified.

     -M manufacturer
	  Set the manufacturer of the printer.	The default is "Example".

     -P filename.ppd
	  Load printer attributes from the specified PPD file.	This  option  is
	  typically  used  in  conjunction  with the ippeveps(7) printer command
	  ("-c ippeveps").

     -V 1.1

     -V 2.0
	  Specifies the maximum IPP version to report.	2.0 is the default.

     -c command
	  Run the specified command for each document that is printed.	If "com-
	  mand" is not	an  absolute  path  ("/path/to/command"),  ippeveprinter
	  looks for the command in the "command" subdirectory of the CUPS binary
	  directory,  typically  /usr/lib/cups/command or /usr/libexec/cups/com-
	  mand.  The cups-config(1) command can be used to discover the  correct
	  binary   directory  ("cups-config  --serverbin").   In  addition,  the
	  CUPS_SERVERBIN environment variable can be used to  override	the  de-
	  fault  location  of this directory - see the cups(1) man page for more
	  details.

     -d spool-directory
	  Specifies the directory that will hold the print files.   The  default
	  is a directory under the user's current temporary directory.

     -f type/subtype[,...]
	  Specifies a list of MIME media types that the server will accept.  The
	  default depends on the type of printer created.

     -i iconfile.png
	  Specifies  the  printer  icon file for the server.  The file must be a
	  PNG format image.  The default is an internally-provided PNG image.

     -k   Keeps the print documents in the spool directory rather than	deleting
	  them.

     -l location
	  Specifies  the  human-readable location string that is reported by the
	  server.  The default is the empty string.

     -m model
	  Specifies the model name of the printer.  The default is "Printer".

     -n hostname
	  Specifies the hostname that is reported by the server.  The default is
	  the name returned by the hostname(1) command.

     -p port
	  Specifies the port number to listen on.  The default	is  a  user-spe-
	  cific number from 8000 to 8999.

     -r off
	  Turns off DNS-SD service advertisements entirely.

     -r subtype[,subtype]
	  Specifies  the DNS-SD subtype(s) to advertise.  Separate multiple sub-
	  types with a comma.  The default is "_print".

     -s speed[,color-speed]
	  Specifies the printer speed in pages per minute.  If two  numbers  are
	  specified  and the second number is greater than zero, the server will
	  report support for color printing.  The default is "10,0".

     -v[vvv]
	  Be (very) verbose when logging activity to standard error.

EXIT STATUS
     The ippeveprinter program returns 1 if it is unable to process the command-
     line arguments or register the IPP service.  Otherwise  ippeveprinter  will
     run continuously until terminated.

CONFORMING TO
     The  ippeveprinter program is unique to CUPS and conforms to the IPP Every-
     where (PWG 5100.14) specification.

ENVIRONMENT
     ippeveprinter adds environment variables starting with "IPP_" for	all  IPP
     Job attributes in the print request.  For example, when executing a command
     for  an IPP Job containing the "media" Job Template attribute, the "IPP_ME-
     DIA" environment variable will be set to the value of that attribute.

     In addition, all IPP "xxx-default" and "pwg-xxx"  Printer	Description  at-
     tributes  are  added  to  the environment.  For example, the "IPP_MEDIA_DE-
     FAULT" environment variable will be set to the default value for  the  "me-
     dia" Job Template attribute.

     Enumerated values are converted to their keyword equivalents.  For example,
     a "print-quality" Job Template attribute with a enum value of 3 will become
     the "IPP_PRINT_QUALITY" environment variable with a value of "draft".  This
     string  conversion  only happens for standard Job Template attributes, cur-
     rently "finishings", "orientation-requested", and "print-quality".

     Finally, the "CONTENT_TYPE" environment variable contains	the  MIME  media
     type  of  the document being printed, the "DEVICE_URI" environment variable
     contains the device URI as specified with the "-D" option, the "OUTPUT_FOR-
     MAT" environment variable contains the output  MIME  media  type,	and  the
     "PPD"  environment variable contains the PPD filename as specified with the
     "-P" option.

COMMAND OUTPUT
     Unless they communicate  directly	with  a  printer,  print  commands  send
     printer-ready data to the standard output.

     Print  commands can send messages back to ippeveprinter on the standard er-
     ror with one of the following prefixes:

     ATTR: attribute=value[ attribute=value]
	  Sets the named attribute(s) to the given values.  Currently  only  the
	  "job-impressions"  and  "job-impressions-completed" Job Status attrib-
	  utes and the	"marker-xxx",  "printer-alert",  "printer-alert-descrip-
	  tion", "printer-supply", and "printer-supply-description" Printer Sta-
	  tus attributes can be set.

     DEBUG: Debugging message
	  Logs a debugging message if at least two -v's have been specified.

     ERROR: Error message
	  Logs	an  error  message and copies the message to the "job-state-mes-
	  sage" attribute.

     INFO: Informational message
	  Logs an informational/progress message if -v has  been  specified  and
	  copies  the message to the "job-state-message" attribute unless an er-
	  ror has been reported.

     STATE: keyword[,keyword,...]
	  Sets the printer's "printer-state-reasons"  attribute  to  the  listed
	  keywords.

     STATE: -keyword[,keyword,...]
	  Removes the listed keywords from the printer's "printer-state-reasons"
	  attribute.

     STATE: +keyword[,keyword,...]
	  Adds	the listed keywords to the printer's "printer-state-reasons" at-
	  tribute.

EXAMPLES
     Run ippeveprinter with a service name of My Cool Printer:

	 ippeveprinter "My Cool Printer"

     Run the file(1) command whenever a job is sent to the server:

	 ippeveprinter -c /usr/bin/file "My Cool Printer"

SEE ALSO
     ippevepcl(7),  ippeveps(7),  PWG  Internet  Printing   Protocol   Workgroup
     (http://www.pwg.org/ipp)

COPYRIGHT
     Copyright (C) 2020-2024 by OpenPrinting.

2021-02-28			      CUPS			ippeveprinter(1)

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