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Name

xplsprinters - shows a list of Xprint printers and it's attributes

Synopsis

xplsprinters [ -printer printername] [ -d] [ -l] [ -dump] [ -h]

Description

xplsprinters is a utility for Xprint, the printing system for the X Window system. It can deliver both a list of printers and attributes supported for a specific list of printers.

Options

-printer printername
printer to use
-dump
dump all available printer attributes
-h | -?
print usage
-d
print description for each printer
-l
list detailed printer attribute information

Environment

XPSERVERLIST
${XPSERVERLIST} must be set, identifying the available Xprint servers. See Xprint(7) for more details.

Examples

List All Available


% xplsprinters

would print: 


printer: hplaserjet001@puck:33
printer: hpcolor4550_004@puck:33
printer: laser19@meridian:19
printer: xp_ps_spooldir_tmp_Xprintjobs@meridian:19
printer: xp_pdf_spooldir_tmp_Xprintjobs@meridian:19

Get Information About the Supported Attributes of Printer


% xplsprinters -printer ps002 -l

would print: 


printer: ps002@castor:18
        description=
        model-identifier=HPDJ1600C
        default-medium=iso-a4
        default-input-tray=
        medium-source-sizes-supported=iso-a4 false 6.35 203.65 6.35 290.65
        medium-source-sizes-supported=na-letter false 6.35 209.55 6.35 273.05
        default-printer-resolution=300
        resolution=300
        default_orientation=
        orientation=portrait
        orientation=landscape
        default_plex=
        plex=simplex

See Also

Xprint(7) , X11(7) , xprehashprinterlist(__mansuffix__), xphelloworld(__mansuffix__), xpxmhelloworld(__mansuffix__), xpawhelloworld(__mansuffix__), xpxthelloworld(__mansuffix__), xpsimplehelloworld(__mansuffix__), Xserver(__mansuffix__), Xprt(__mansuffix__), libXp(3x) , libXprintUtils(3x) , libXprintAppUtils(3x) , XmPrintShell(3x) , XawPrintShell(3x) , Xprint FAQ (http://xprint.mozdev.org/docs/Xprint_FAQ.html <URL:http://xprint.mozdev.org/docs/Xprint_FAQ.html>), Xprint main site (http://xprint.mozdev.org/ <URL:http://xprint.mozdev.org/>)

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