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Beard: Created page with "<pre> packages: cups system-config-printer daemons: cups (or cupsd) configs: /etc/cups/cupsd.conf - cups configuration /etc/cups/printers.conf - printers configuration..."
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packages:<br />
cups<br />
system-config-printer<br />
<br />
daemons:<br />
cups (or cupsd)<br />
<br />
configs:<br />
/etc/cups/cupsd.conf - cups configuration<br />
/etc/cups/printers.conf - printers configuration<br />
/etc/cups/lpoptions - printer options configuration<br />
/home/user/.lpoptions- personal printer options configuration<br />
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arguments:<br />
Listen <addr>:<port> - listen on address:port. can give multiple Listen arguments.<br />
<Location /path> - set allow/deny settings for a location. close with </Location><br />
Order allow,deny - the allow/deny order<br />
Allow from <addr><br />
<br />
ports:<br />
631 - allow outgoing. allow incoming on a print server. Manage printers in a browser via http://server:631<br />
5353 - multicast DNS (mDNS). must allow incoming and outgoing.<br />
<br />
protocols:<br />
lpd:// - LPD/LPR<br />
ipp:// - IPP (native)<br />
socket:// - HP JetDirect<br />
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commands:<br />
lp - print to default printer in CUPS<br />
-d <printer> - specify printer by name<br />
-h <host:port> - alternate server<br />
-E - use encryption<br />
-n <#> - number of copies<br />
-m - mail confirmation<br />
-q <#> - priority from 1 (low) to 100 (high)<br />
lpadmin - manage printers<br />
-p <name> - name of printer. arbitrary.<br />
-v <uri> - device to configure. (example parallel:/dev/lp0, ipp://host/printer, socket://192.168.0.1(printer address))<br />
-m <ppd file> - ppd file in /usr/share/cups/model<br />
-P <file path> - alternatively specify absolute path to ppd file<br />
-c <class> - add printer to class. if class doesn't exist it is created automatically.<br />
-r <class> - removes printer from class. empty classes will be deleted.<br />
-D <text> - printer description<br />
-L <text> - location. similar to description.<br />
-E - enable the printer<br />
-U <user> - specify user<br />
-u <allow/deny> - examples: -u allow:user,user,@group -u deny:user -u allow:all -u deny:none<br />
-o <option> - must give "-o" for each option (ie. -o option -o option)<br />
job-page-limit=<#> - max pages per user<br />
job-quota-period=<#> - time in seconds the quota is valid. (ie. 86400 = 24 hours)<br />
printer-is-shared=<true/false> - default is true<br />
printer-error-policy=<policy> - how to deal with print errors<br />
stop-printer (default)<br />
abort-job<br />
retry-job<br />
examples:<br />
lpadmin -E -p HPJet -v socket:/192.168.0.1 -m HP_LaserJet.ppd.gz -u allow:all<br />
lpadmin -u allow:root,user1 -u deny:all -d printer1<br />
lpoptions -d <printer> - sets the printer as the default printer<br />
lpinfo - information about printing devices and drivers<br />
-h <host:port> - alternate server<br />
-E - use encryption<br />
-v - verbose<br />
-m - list installed ppd files<br />
lpstat - printer status. without arguments, shows all print lobs in queue<br />
-a - shows printers that are accepting jobs<br />
-d - shows default printer<br />
-o <printer> - shows jobs for specific printer<br />
-p - shows printers that are enabled<br />
-r - shows whether cups is running<br />
-t - show status of all printers<br />
-h <host:port> - alternate server<br />
-E - use encryption<br />
lprm - cancel printer jobs<br />
-h <host:port> - alternate server<br />
-E - use encryption<br />
cupsenable <options> <printer name> - enables printer<br />
-h <host:port> - alternate server<br />
-E - use encryption<br />
-c - cancel all jobs<br />
--hold - hold remaining jobs<br />
--release - releases held jobs<br />
-r <text> - reason for down state<br />
cupsdisable <options> <printer name> - disables printer, still accepts print jobs into queue<br />
-h <host:port> - alternate server<br />
-E - use encryption<br />
-c - cancel all jobs<br />
--hold - hold remaining jobs<br />
--release - releases held jobs<br />
-r <text> - reason for down state<br />
cupsaccept <options> <printer name> - accepts print jobs into queue<br />
-h <host:port> - alternate server<br />
-E - use encryption<br />
-U <username><br />
-r <text> - reason for down state<br />
cupsreject <options> <printer name> - rejects print jobs into queue<br />
-h <host:port> - alternate server<br />
-E - use encryption<br />
-U <username><br />
-r <text> - reason for down state<br />
cancel <options> <job name> - cancel print jobs. jobs viewable with lpstat<br />
-h <host:port> - alternate server<br />
-E - use encryption<br />
-U <username><br />
-a - cancel all jobs<br />
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LDP printing system:<br />
lpr - print to default printer in LPD system<br />
-H <host:port> - alternate server<br />
-E - use encryption<br />
-#<#> - number of copies<br />
-q - hold job for printing<br />
lpc status - view status of printers<br />
lpq - show print jobs in queue<br />
-h <host:port> - alternate server<br />
-E - use encryption<br />
-U <username><br />
-P <printer><br />
-l - verbose<br />
-a - show all<br />
lprm <options> <#> - remove print jobs<br />
-h <host:port> - alternate server<br />
-E - use encryption<br />
-U <username><br />
-a - cancel all jobs<br />
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