---
name: "pconf_detect_printer"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "libprinterconf-dev"
version: "0.5-12"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pconf_detect_printer"
---

# pconf\_detect\_printer(3)

Return array of strings containing printer specific information.

## NAME

pconf\_detect\_printer - Return array of strings containing printer specific information.

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<printerconf.h\>**

**char \*\*pconf\_detect\_printer**\
 **(**\
\
 	**int dettype,**\
\
 	**char \*detinfo**\
 **);**

## PARAMETERS

- **int dettype**

  Not Documented.

- **char \*detinfo**

  Not Documented.

## DESCRIPTION

Return an array of strings with semi-colon-separated printer specific information.

For a parallel port printer, this would be: "port=p;model=m".

For a network printer it is: "printer=hostaddr;vendor=v;model=m".

## SEE ALSO

[pconf\_get\_detection\_methods(3)](/pconf_get_detection_methods/3.md), [pconf\_autodetect\_pport(3)](/pconf_autodetect_pport/3.md), pconf\_read\_xref\_file(3), pconf\_find\_xref\_by\_id(3)