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| author | Michael R Sweet <michael.r.sweet@gmail.com> | 2018-03-19 18:41:59 -0400 |
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| committer | Michael R Sweet <michael.r.sweet@gmail.com> | 2018-03-19 18:41:59 -0400 |
| commit | ada35e599c31cd0556a3a780a524e5bdf7dabf9e (patch) | |
| tree | 588b449d3f574aa849154a114d97d5450c25bc46 /doc/help | |
| parent | 003c1790e990a836d3c66c9ef458f9057de9b674 (diff) | |
| download | cups-ada35e599c31cd0556a3a780a524e5bdf7dabf9e.tar.gz | |
Deprecate printer drivers (Issue #5270)
Cleanup man page updates.
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/help')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/help/man-lpadmin.html | 9 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/doc/help/man-lpadmin.html b/doc/help/man-lpadmin.html index 3b04c8768..a4563304e 100644 --- a/doc/help/man-lpadmin.html +++ b/doc/help/man-lpadmin.html @@ -71,14 +71,13 @@ The following options are recognized when configuring a printer queue: <dt><b>-c </b><i>class</i> <dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Adds the named <i>printer</i> to <i>class</i>. If <i>class</i> does not exist it is created automatically. -<dt><b>-P </b><i>ppd-file</i> -<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies a PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file to use with the printer. <dt><b>-m </b><i>model</i> <dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Sets a standard PPD file for the printer from the <i>model</i> directory or using one of the driver interfaces. Use the <i>-m</i> option with the <a href="man-lpinfo.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages"><b>lpinfo</b>(8)</a> command to get a list of supported models. The model "raw" clears any existing PPD file and the model "everywhere" queries the printer referred to by the specified IPP <i>device-uri</i>. +Note: Models other than "everywhere" are deprecated and will not be supported in a future version of CUPS. <dt><b>-o cupsIPPSupplies=true</b> <dd style="margin-left: 5.0em"><dt><b>-o cupsIPPSupplies=false</b> <dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies whether IPP supply level values should be reported. @@ -157,7 +156,11 @@ The following <b>lpadmin</b> options are deprecated: <dl class="man"> <dt><b>-i </b><i>filename</i> <dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">This option historically has been used to provide either a System V interface script or (as an implementation side-effect) a PPD file. -Since interface scripts are no longer supported, the <i>-P</i> option is preferred for providing a PPD file for a printer. +Note: Interface scripts are not supported by CUPS. +PPD files and printer drivers are deprecated and will not be supported in a future version of CUPS. +<dt><b>-P </b><i>ppd-file</i> +<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies a PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file to use with the printer. +Note: PPD files and printer drivers are deprecated and will not be supported in a future version of CUPS. </dl> <h2 class="title"><a name="CONFORMING_TO">Conforming To</a></h2> Unlike the System V printing system, CUPS allows printer names to contain any printable character except SPACE, TAB, "/", or "#". |