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ppdc(1)


NAME

   ppdc - cups ppd compiler (deprecated)

SYNOPSIS

   ppdc  [ -D name[=value] ] [ -I include-directory ] [ -c message-catalog
   ] [ -d output-directory ] [ -l language(s) ] [ -m ] [ -t ] [ -v ] [  -z
   ] [ --cr ] [ --crlf ] [ --lf ] source-file

DESCRIPTION

   ppdc  compiles  PPDC  source  files  into  one or more PPD files.  This
   program is deprecated and will be removed in a future release of CUPS.

OPTIONS

   ppdc supports the following options:

   -D name[=value]
        Sets the named variable  for  use  in  the  source  file.   It  is
        equivalent to using the #define directive in the source file.

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

   -c message-catalog
        Specifies  a  single  message  catalog   file   in   GNU   gettext
        (filename.po)  or  Apple  strings  (filename.strings) format to be
        used for localization.

   -d output-directory
        Specifies the output directory for PPD files.  The default  output
        directory is "ppd".

   -l language(s)
        Specifies  one  or  more  languages to use when localizing the PPD
        file(s).   The  default  language  is  "en"  (English).   Separate
        multiple      languages      with      commas,     for     example
        "de_DE,en_UK,es_ES,es_MX,es_US,fr_CA,fr_FR,it_IT" will create  PPD
        files  with  German,  UK English, Spanish (Spain, Mexico, and US),
        French (France and Canada), and Italian languages in each file.

   -m   Specifies  that  the  output  filename  should  be  based  on  the
        ModelName value instead of FileName or PCFilenName.

   -t   Specifies that PPD files should be tested instead of generated.

   -v   Specifies  verbose  output,  basically  a  running status of which
        files are being loaded or written.  -z  Generates  compressed  PPD
        files  (filename.ppd.gz).  The default is to generate uncompressed
        PPD files.

   --cr

   --crlf

   --lf Specifies the line ending  to  use  -  carriage  return,  carriage
        return  and  line feed, or line feed alone.  The default is to use
        the line feed character alone.

SEE ALSO

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

COPYRIGHT

   Copyright  2007-2016 by Apple Inc.



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