---
name: "cjet"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "printer-driver-cjet"
version: "0.8.9-11"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cjet"
---

# cjet(1)

converts HP PCL to Canon CaPSL format

## NAME

cjet - converts HP PCL to Canon CaPSL format

## SYNOPSIS

**cjet** \[*options*\]*\<*input.pcl*\>*output

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **cjet** command. This manual page was written for the Debian distribution because the original program does not have a manual page.

**cjet** converts the common HP PCL page description language to Canon's CaPSL, which was used in the mid-1990s by some Canon laser printers.  It is normally used as part of a printer filter script, like the **Foomatic** system.

## OPTIONS

- **-h**

  Show summary of options.

- **-f**

  Use full paint mode instead of partial paint mode.  This requires the printer to have at least 1.5 MB of memory to work correctly.

- **-p**

  Ignore paper size commands.  Useful for printing files formatted for paper size X on printers with paper size Y.

- **-q**

  Quiet mode. Suppresses all warning messages.

- **-x X**

  Shift output on paper by X dots horizontally. Positive values of X shift to the right; negative values to the left.  Dots are 1/300 inch (0.085 mm).

- **-y Y**

  Shift output on paper by Y dots vertically. Positive values of Y shift downwards; negative values shift upwards.

## SEE ALSO

**/usr/share/doc/printer-driver-cjet/README**

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Chris Lawrence \<lawrencc@debian.org\> based on the original README file by Michael Huijsmans for the Debian project (but may be used by others).