---
name: "ppdc"
section: "1"
platform: "macos"
package: "cups"
version: "522.4"
release: "macOS 26.5"
platforms: ["linux", "macos"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ppdc"
---

# ppdc(1)

cups ppd compiler (deprecated)

## NAME

ppdc - cups ppd compiler (deprecated)

## SYNOPSIS

**ppdc** \[ **-D** *name*\[**=***value*\] \] \[ **-I** *include-directory* \] \[ **-c** *message-catalog* \] \[ **-d** *output-directory* \] \[ **-l** *language(s)* \] \[ **-m** \] \[ **-t** \] \[ **-v** \] \[ **-z** \] \[ **--cr** \] \[ **--crlf** \] \[ **--lf** \] *source-file*

## DESCRIPTION

**ppdc** compiles PPDC source files into one or more PPD files. **This program is deprecated and will be removed in a future release of CUPS.**

## OPTIONS

**ppdc** supports the following options:

- **-D** *name*\[**=***value*\]

  Sets the named variable for use in the source file. It is equivalent to using the *#define* directive in the source file.

- **-I** *include-directory*

  Specifies an alternate include directory. Multiple *-I* options can be supplied to add additional directories.

- **-c** *message-catalog*

  Specifies a single message catalog file in GNU gettext (filename.po) or Apple strings (filename.strings) format to be used for localization.

- **-d** *output-directory*

  Specifies the output directory for PPD files. The default output directory is "ppd".

- **-l** *language(s)*

  Specifies one or more languages to use when localizing the PPD file(s). The default language is "en" (English). Separate multiple languages with commas, for example "de\_DE,en\_UK,es\_ES,es\_MX,es\_US,fr\_CA,fr\_FR,it\_IT" will create PPD files with German, UK English, Spanish (Spain, Mexico, and US), French (France and Canada), and Italian languages in each file.

- **-m**

  Specifies that the output filename should be based on the ModelName value instead of FileName or PCFilenName.

- **-t**

  Specifies that PPD files should be tested instead of generated.

- **-v**

  Specifies verbose output, basically a running status of which files are being loaded or written. **-z** Generates compressed PPD files (filename.ppd.gz). The default is to generate uncompressed PPD files.

- **--cr**

  - **--crlf**

  - **--lf**

  Specifies the line ending to use - carriage return, carriage return and line feed, or line feed alone. The default is to use the line feed character alone.

## NOTES

PPD files are deprecated and will no longer be supported in a future feature release of CUPS. Printers that do not support IPP can be supported using applications such as [**ippeveprinter**(1)](/ippeveprinter/1.md).

## SEE ALSO

[**ppdhtml**(1)](/ppdhtml/1.md), [**ppdi**(1)](/ppdi/1.md), [**ppdmerge**(1)](/ppdmerge/1.md), [**ppdpo**(1)](/ppdpo/1.md), [**ppdcfile**(5)](/ppdcfile/5.md), CUPS Online Help (http://localhost:631/help)

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2007-2019 by Apple Inc.