---
name: "askPrinter"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "mtink"
version: "1.0.16-17"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/askPrinter"
---

# askPrinter(8)

Program to detect the name of your EPSON printer

## NAME

askPrinter - Program to detect the name of your EPSON printer

## SYNOPSIS

**askPrinter** \[*dev-path-to-printer*\]

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **askPrinter** command.

This manual page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution because the original program does not have a manual page.

**askPrinter** is a helper program to help you configure Mtink.

## OPTIONS

These programs follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (\`-'). A summary of options is included below.

Options for **askPrinter**

dev-path-to-printer

Specify the device file associated with the printer. Depending on what kind of printer you have, it could be /dev/parport, /dev/usb/lp0...

## LICENSE

This manual page was written by Sylvain Le Gall \<gildor@debian.org\> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others). Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License, Version 2.1 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; considering as source code all the file that enable the production of this manpage.

## SEE ALSO

/usr/share/doc/mtink/html/index.html,  **mtink** (1)

## AUTHOR

**Sylvain Le Gall** \<gildor@debian.org\>

Author.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Sylvain Le Gall\