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ppdi(1)                        OpenPrinting                       ppdi(1)

NAME         top

       ppdi - import ppd files (deprecated)

SYNOPSIS         top

       ppdi [ -I include-directory ] [ -o source-file ] ppd-file [ ...
       ppd-file ]

DESCRIPTION         top

       ppdi imports one or more PPD files into a PPD compiler source
       file.  Multiple languages of the same PPD file are merged into a
       single printer definition to facilitate accurate changes for all
       localizations.  This program is deprecated and will be removed in
       a future release of CUPS.

OPTIONS         top

       ppdi supports the following options:

       -I include-directory
            Specifies an alternate include directory.  Multiple -I
            options can be supplied to add additional directories.

       -o source-file
            Specifies the PPD source file to update.  If the source file
            does not exist, a new source file is created.  Otherwise the
            existing file is merged with the new PPD file(s) on the
            command-line.  If no source file is specified, the filename
            ppdi.drv is used.

NOTES         top

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

SEE ALSO         top

       ppdc(1), ppdhtml(1), ppdmerge(1), ppdpo(1), ppdcfile(5), CUPS
       Online Help (http://localhost:631/help)

COPYRIGHT         top

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2021-02-28                         CUPS                           ppdi(1)

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