---
name: "cupsdoprint"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "kdelibs4c2a"
version: "4:3.5.10.dfsg.1-5"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cupsdoprint"
---

# cupsdoprint(1)

KDE command line tool to print files via CUPS

## NAME

cupsdoprint - KDE command line tool to print files via CUPS

## SYNOPSIS

**cupsdoprint** \[**-H** host\[:port\]\] \[**-P** dest\] \[**-J** name\] \[**-o** opt=value\[,...\]\]

\[**-U** login\[:password\]\] files...

## DESCRIPTION

**cupsdoprint** is a command line tool to print files using the CUPS printing system.

**cupsdoprint** does not support printing from stdin.

You can use **lpoptions -l -p Printername** to discover the options a certain printer supports.

## OPTIONS

- **-?**

  show help options

- **-H** host:port

  cups host to print to

- **-J** name

  print job name\
   default: "KDE Print System"

- **-o** opt=value

  options to use

- **-P** dest

  printer to use

- **-U** login:password

  login and password to use

### cupsdoprint -P HPLaserJet4L -H localhost:631 -U john

## EXAMPLE

\-o Copies=10,PageSize=A4 /tmp/file.ps

Prints 10 copies in format A4 of the file /tmp/file.ps as user john via localhost:631 on the printer HPLaserJet4L.

## SEE ALSO

**www.linuxprinting.org** Information about printing under UNIX

[**lp**(1)](/lp/1.md), [**lpr**(1)](/lpr/1.md), [**lpoptions**(1)](/lpoptions/1.md)

## AUTHORS

```
Michael Goffioul <kdeprint@swing.be>
```

Please use http://bugs.kde.org to report bugs, do not mail the author directly.

This manual page was written by Holger Hartmann \<Holger\_Hartmann@gmx.de\> for the **Debian** Project (but may be used by others). Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.

On **Debian** systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.