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ppdcfile(5)			  OpenPrinting			     ppdcfile(5)

NAME
     ppdcfile - cups ppd compiler source file format (deprecated)

DESCRIPTION
     The  CUPS PPD compiler reads meta files that contain descriptions of one or
     more PPD files to be generated by ppdc(1).  This man page provides a  quick
     reference	to the supported keywords and should be used in conjunction with
     the online help for CUPS.

     The source file format is plain ASCII text that can be  edited  using  your
     favorite  text  editor.  Comments are supported using the C (/* ... */) and
     C++ (// ...) comment mechanisms.

     Printer driver information can be grouped and shared using curly braces  ({
     ... }); PPD files are written when a close brace or end-of-file is seen and
     a PCFileName directive has been defined.

     Directives may be placed anywhere on a line and are followed by one or more
     values.  The following is a list of the available directives and the values
     they accept:

     #define name value

     #elif {name | value}

     #else

     #endif

     #font name encoding "version" charset status

     #if {name | value}

     #include <filename>

     #include "filename"

     #media name width length

     #media "name/text" width length

     #po locale "filename"

     Attribute name "" value

     Attribute name keyword value

     Attribute name "keyword/text" value

     Choice name "code"

     Choice "name/text" "code"

     ColorDevice boolean-value

     ColorModel name colorspace colororder compression

     ColorModel "name/text" colorspace colororder compression

     ColorProfile resolution/mediatype gamma density matrix

     Copyright "text"

     CustomMedia name width length left bottom right top "size-code" "region-
     code"

     CustomMedia "name/text" width length left bottom right top "size-code" "re-
     gion-code"

     Cutter boolean-value

     Darkness temperature name

     Darkness temperature "name/text"

     DriverType type

     Duplex type

     Filter mime-type cost program

     Finishing name

     Finishing "name/text"

     Font *

     Font name encoding "version" charset status

     Group name

     Group "name/text"

     HWMargins left bottom right top

     InputSlot position name

     InputSlot position "name/text"

     Installable name

     Installable "name/text"

     LocAttribute name "keyword/text" value

     ManualCopies boolean-value

     Manufacturer "name"

     MaxSize width length

     MediaSize name

     MediaType type name

     MediaType type "name/text"

     MinSize width length

     ModelName "name"

     ModelNumber number

     Option name type section order

     Option "name/text" type section order

     PCFileName "filename.ppd"

     Resolution colorspace bits-per-color row-count row-feed row-step name

     Resolution colorspace bits-per-color row-count row-feed row-step
     "name/text"

     SimpleColorProfile resolution/mediatype density yellow-density red-density
     gamma red-adjust green-adjust blue-adjust

     Throughput pages-per-minute

     UIConstraints "*Option1 *Option2"

     UIConstraints "*Option1 Choice1 *Option2"

     UIConstraints "*Option1 *Option2 Choice2"

     UIConstraints "*Option1 Choice1 *Option2 Choice2"

     VariablePaperSize boolean-value

     Version number

NOTES
     PPD files are deprecated and will no longer be supported in a  future  fea-
     ture  release  of	CUPS.  Printers that do not support IPP can be supported
     using applications such as ippeveprinter(1).

SEE ALSO
     ppdc(1), ppdhtml(1),  ppdi(1),  ppdmerge(1),  ppdpo(1),  CUPS  Online  Help
     (http://localhost:631/help)

COPYRIGHT
     Copyright (C) 2020-2024 by OpenPrinting.

2021-02-28			      CUPS			     ppdcfile(5)

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