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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 /man | |
| parent | 003c1790e990a836d3c66c9ef458f9057de9b674 (diff) | |
| download | cups-ada35e599c31cd0556a3a780a524e5bdf7dabf9e.tar.gz | |
Deprecate printer drivers (Issue #5270)
Cleanup man page updates.
Diffstat (limited to 'man')
| -rw-r--r-- | man/lpadmin.man | 12 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/man/lpadmin.man b/man/lpadmin.man index ac0ed7ba1..63a5e7ded 100644 --- a/man/lpadmin.man +++ b/man/lpadmin.man @@ -76,16 +76,13 @@ The following options are recognized when configuring a printer queue: Adds the named \fIprinter\fR to \fIclass\fR. If \fIclass\fR does not exist it is created automatically. .TP 5 -\fB\-P \fIppd-file\fR -Specifies a PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file to use with the printer. -.TP 5 \fB\-m \fImodel\fR Sets a standard PPD file for the printer from the \fImodel\fR directory or using one of the driver interfaces. Use the \fI-m\fR option with the .BR lpinfo (8) 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 \fIdevice-uri\fR. -The "raw" model is deprecated and will not be supported in a future version of CUPS. +Note: Models other than "everywhere" are deprecated and will not be supported in a future version of CUPS. .TP 5 \fB\-o cupsIPPSupplies=true\fR .TP 5 @@ -189,7 +186,12 @@ The following \fBlpadmin\fR options are deprecated: .TP 5 \fB\-i \fIfilename\fR 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 \fI-P\fR 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. +.TP 5 +\fB\-P \fIppd-file\fR +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. .SH CONFORMING TO Unlike the System V printing system, CUPS allows printer names to contain any printable character except SPACE, TAB, "/", or "#". Also, printer and class names are \fInot\fR case-sensitive. |