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.TH MAKE_DRIVER_DB_CUPS 1 "Jun 2006" "Trinity Desktop Environment" ""
.SH NAME
make_driver_db_cups
\- create a printer database from ppd files
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B make_driver_db_cups
.RI [ db_directory ]\ [ output_filename ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fBmake_driver_db_cups\fP creates a printer database from PPD files. PPD files (Postscript Printer Description files) describe a specific printer. Nowadays they are also used for non\-Postscript printers.
.sp 1
\fBmake_driver_db_cups\fP prints all printer descriptions found in a given directory and all its subdirectories to stdout.
The first line gives the number of all found printers. Every printer description block consists of the items FILE, MANUFACTURER, MODELNAME, MODEL and DESCRIPTION.
The block is followed by the current block number.
.sp 1
If an output file is given \fBmake_driver_db_cups\fP suppresses all numbers.
.sp 1
The PPD files may be gzip compressed.
.SH OPTIONS
.SS Arguments:
.TP
.I db_directory
directory with ppd files
.TP
.I output_filename
write printer database into this file
.SH FILES
.TP
.I $TDEHOME/share/apps/tdeprint/printerdb_cups.txt
TDE printer database
.br
(if $TDEHOME is not set ~/.trinity is used)
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR make_driver_db_lpr (1)
.TP
.B www.linuxprinting.org
Information about printing under UNIX
.SH AUTHORS
.nf
The KDE project
.br
.fi
Please use http://bugs.trinitydesktop.org to report bugs.
.PP
This manual page was written by Holger Hartmann <[email protected]> for the \fBDebian\fP Project (but may be used by others). Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.
.PP
On \fBDebian\fP systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in /usr/share/common\-licenses/GPL.
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