---
name: "printtarg"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "argyll"
version: "3.3.0+repack-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/printtarg"
---

# printtarg(1)

Generate Target PostScrip file.

## NAME

Generate - Generate Target PostScrip file.

## DESCRIPTION

Generate Target PostScrip file

## SYNOPSIS

**printtarg** \[-v\] \[-i instr\] \[-r\] \[-s\] \[-p size\] basename

- **-v**

  Verbose mode

**-i** 20 \| 22 \| 41 \| 51 \| SS \| i1 \| CM Select target instrument (default DTP41)

-

  20 = DTP20, 22 = DTP22, 41 = DTP41, 51 = DTP51, SS = SpectroScan, i1 = i1Pro, CM = ColorMunki

- **-h**

  Use hexagon patches for SS, double density for CM

- **-a** scale

  Scale patch size and spacers by factor (e.g. 0.857 or 1.5 etc.)

- **-A** scale

  Scale spacers by additional factor (e.g. 0.857 or 1.5 etc.)

- **-r**

  Don't randomize patch location

- **-s**

  Create a scan image recognition (.cht) file

- **-S**

  Same as **-s**, but don't generate wide orientation strip.

- **-c**

  Force colored spacers

- **-b**

  Force B&W spacers

- **-n**

  Force no spacers

- **-f**

  Create PostScript DeviceN Color fallback

- **-w** g\|r\|s\|n

  White colorspace encoding DeviceGray (def), DeviceRGB, Separation or DeviceN

- **-k** g\|c\|s\|n

  Black colorspace encoding DeviceGray (def), DeviceCMYK, Separation or DeviceN

- **-o** k\|r\|n

  CMY colorspace encoding DefiveCMYK (def), inverted DeviceRGB or DeviceN

- **-e**

  Output EPS compatible file

- **-t** \[res\]

  Output 8 bit TIFF raster file, optional res DPI (default 100)

- **-T** \[res\]

  Output 16 bit TIFF raster file, optional res DPI (default 100)

- **-C**

  Don't use TIFF compression

- **-N**

  Use TIFF alpha N channels more than 4

- **-D**

  Dither 8 bit TIFF values down from 16 bit

- **-Q** nbits

  Quantize test values to fit in nbits

- **-R** rsnum

  Use given random start number

- **-K** file.cal

  Apply printer calibration to patch values and include in .ti2

- **-I** file.cal

  Include calibration in .ti2 (but don't apply it)

- **-x** pattern

  Use given strip indexing pattern (Default = "A-Z, A-Z")

- **-y** pattern

  Use given patch indexing pattern (Default = "0-9,@-9,@-9;1-999")

- **-m** margin

  Set a page margin in mm (default 6.0 mm)

- **-M** margin

  Set a page margin in mm and include it in TIFF

- **-P**

  Don't limit strip length

- **-L**

  Suppress any left paper clip border

- **-U**

  Suppress CUPS cupsJobTicket: cups-disable-cmm in PS & EPS files

- **-p** size

  Select page size from: A4       \[210.0 x 297.0 mm\] A4R      \[297.0 x 210.0 mm\] A3       \[297.0 x 420.0 mm\] (default) A2       \[420.0 x 594.0 mm\] Letter   \[215.9 x 279.4 mm\] LetterR  \[279.4 x 215.9 mm\] Legal    \[215.9 x 355.6 mm\] 4x6      \[101.6 x 152.4 mm\] 11x17    \[279.4 x 431.8 mm\]

- **-p** WWWxHHH

  Custom size, WWW mm wide by HHH mm high

- basname

  Base name for input(.ti1), output(.ti2) and output(.ps/.eps/.tif)