---
name: "foo2qpdl"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "printer-driver-foo2zjs-common"
version: "20200505dfsg0-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/foo2qpdl"
---

# foo2qpdl(1)

foo2qpdl - Convert Ghostscript pbmraw or bitcmyk format into a QPDL printer stream **foo2qpdl** \[*options*\] \<*pbmraw-file* \>*qpdl-file*

**foo2qpdl** \[*options*\] \<*bitcmyk-file* \>*qpdl-file*

**foo2qpdl** \[*options*\] \<*pksmraw-file* \>*qpdl-file* **foo2qpdl** converts Ghostscript pbmraw, bitcmyk, or pksmraw output formats to monochrome or color QPDL streams, for driving the Samsung CLP-300, CLX-2160, CLP-600, CLX-3160, CLP-610 CLP-620, CLP-360, CLP-365, and the Xerox Phaser 6110 QPDL printers.

These are the options used to select the parameters of a print job that are usually controlled on a per job basis.

- **-c**

  Force color mode if autodetect doesn't work.

- **-d** *duplex*

  Duplex code to send to printer \[1\].

  | | | | | | |
  | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
  | 1 | off | 2 | long edge | 3 | short edge |

- **-g** *xpix***x***ypix*

  Set page dimensions in pixels \[10200x6600\].

- **-m** *media*

  Media code to send to printer \[0\].

  | | |
  | --- | --- |
  | Media | QPDL |
  | plain | 0 |
  | thick | 1 |
  | thin | 2 |
  | bond | 3 |
  | color | 4 |
  | card | 5 |
  | labels | 6 |
  | envelope | 7 |
  | preprinted | 8 |
  | cotton | 9 |
  | recycled | 10 |
  | transparency | 11 |
  | archive | 12 |

- **-p** *paper*

  Paper code to send to printer \[0\].

  | | | | |
  | --- | --- | --- | --- |
  | 0 | letter | 1 | legal |
  | 2 | A4 | 3 | executive |
  | 6 | env #10 | 7 | env Monarch |
  | 8 | env C5 | 9 | env DL |
  | 11 | B5jis | 12 | B5iso |
  | 16 | A5 | 17 | A6 |
  | 23 | env C6 | 24 | folio |
  | 25 | env 6.75 | 26 | env #9 |
  | 28 | oficio | 21 | custom |

- **-n** *copies*

  Number of copies \[1\].

- **-r** *xres***x***yres*

  Set device resolution in pixels/inch \[1200x600\].

- **-s** *source*

  Source (InputSlot) code to send to printer \[255\].

  | | | | |
  | --- | --- | --- | --- |
  | 1 | auto | 2 | manual |
  | 3 | multi | 4 | tray1 |

- **-t**

  Draft mode.  Every other pixel is white.

- **-J** *filename*

  Filename string to send to printer.

- **-U** *username*

  Username string to send to printer. These are the options used to customize the operation of **foo2qpdl** for a particular printer.

- **-a** *b,c,s,cr,mg,yb*

  Color Adjust: brightness, contrast, saturation, cyan-red balance, magenta-green balance, and yellow-blue balance from 0 to 100. The default is 50,50,50,50,50,50. This only works when the -z3 (e.g. CLP-365) model is set!

- **-u** *xoff***x***yoff*

  Set the offset of the start of the printable region from the upper left corner, in pixels \[0x0\].

- **-l** *xoff***x***yoff*

  Set the offset of the end of the printable region from the lower right corner, in pixels \[0x0\].

- **-L** *mask*

  Send logical clipping amounts implied by -u/-l in the QPDL stream \[3\].

  | | |
  | --- | --- |
  | 0 | don't send any logical clipping amounts |
  | 1 | only send Y clipping amount |
  | 2 | only send X clipping amount |
  | 3 | send both X and Y clipping amounts |

- **-A**

  AllIsBlack: convert C=1,M=1,Y=1 to just K=1.  Works with bitcmyk input only.

- **-B**

  BlackClears: K=1 forces C,M,Y to 0.  Works with bitcmyk input only.

- **-z** *model*

  Printer model. Model 0 is the default.

  | | |
  | --- | --- |
  | model | Description |
  | 0 | CLP-300, CLX-2160, CLX-3160 |
  | 1 | CLP-600 |
  | 2 | CLP-310, CLP-315, CLP-610, CLX-3175 |
  | 3 | CLP-620, CLP-360, CLP-365 |

  These options are used for debugging **foo2qpdl**.

- **-S** *plane*

  Output just a single color plane from a color print and print it on the black plane.  The default is to output all color planes.

  | | |
  | --- | --- |
  | 1 | Cyan |
  | 2 | Magenta |
  | 3 | Yellow |
  | 4 | Black |

- **-D** *level*

  Set Debug level \[0\].

  Create a black and white QPDL stream:

  ```
  gs -q -dBATCH -dSAFER -dQUIET -dNOPAUSE
      -sPAPERSIZE=letter -r1200x600 -sDEVICE=pbmraw
      -sOutputFile=- - < testpage.ps
  | foo2qpdl -r1200x600 -g10200x6600 -p0 >testpage.zm
  ```

Create a color QPDL stream:

```
gs -q -dBATCH -dSAFER -dQUIET -dNOPAUSE
    -sPAPERSIZE=letter -g10200x6600 -r1200x600 -sDEVICE=bitcmyk
    -sOutputFile=- - < testpage.ps
| foo2qpdl -r1200x600 -g10200x6600 -p0 >testpage.zc
```

**/usr/bin/foo2qpdl** [**foo2qpdl-wrapper**(1)](/foo2qpdl-wrapper/1.md), [**qpdldecode**(1)](/qpdldecode/1.md) Rick Richardson \<rick.richardson@comcast.com\>\
 http://foo2qpdl.rkkda.com/