NAME
xplsprinters - shows a list of Xprint printers and it's attributes
SYNOPSIS
xplsprinters [-printer printername] [-d] [-l] [-dump] [-h]
DESCRIPTION
xplsprinters is a utility for Xprint, the printing system for the X Window system. It can deliver both a list of printers and attributes supported for a specific list of printers.
OPTIONS
- -printer printername
-
printer to use
- -dump
-
dump all available printer attributes
- -h | -?
-
print usage
- -d
-
print description for each printer
- -l
-
list detailed printer attribute information
ENVIRONMENT
- XPSERVERLIST
-
${XPSERVERLIST} must be set, identifying the available Xprint servers. See Xprint(7) for more details.
EXAMPLES
List all available "X Print Specifiers" (printer names)
% xplsprinters
would print:
printer: hplaserjet001@puck:33 printer: hpcolor4550_004@puck:33 printer: laser19@meridian:19 printer: xp_ps_spooldir_tmp_Xprintjobs@meridian:19 printer: xp_pdf_spooldir_tmp_Xprintjobs@meridian:19
Get information about the supported attributes of printer "ps002":
% xplsprinters -printer ps002 -l
would print:
printer: ps002@castor:18
description=
model-identifier=HPDJ1600C
default-medium=iso-a4
default-input-tray=
medium-source-sizes-supported=iso-a4 false 6.35 203.65 6.35 290.65
medium-source-sizes-supported=na-letter false 6.35 209.55 6.35 273.05
default-printer-resolution=300
resolution=300
default_orientation=
orientation=portrait
orientation=landscape
default_plex=
plex=simplex
NOTES
The list of builtin fonts supported by a printer can be obtained using the xlsfonts command.
SEE ALSO
Xprint(7), X11(7), xprehashprinterlist(1), xphelloworld(1), xpxmhelloworld(1), xpawhelloworld(1), xpxthelloworld(1), xpsimplehelloworld(1), xlsfonts(1), Xserver(1), Xprt(1), libXp(3), libXprintUtils(3), libXprintAppUtils(3), XmPrintShell(3), XawPrintShell(3), Xprint FAQ (http://xprint.mozdev.org/docs/Xprint_FAQ.html), Xprint main site (http://xprint.mozdev.org/)