.\" .\" "$Id: lpoptions.man.in 6649 2007-07-11 21:46:42Z mike $" .\" .\" lpoptions man page for the Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS). .\" .\" Copyright 2007 by Apple Inc. .\" Copyright 1997-2006 by Easy Software Products. .\" .\" These coded instructions, statements, and computer programs are the .\" property of Apple Inc. and are protected by Federal copyright .\" law. Distribution and use rights are outlined in the file "LICENSE.txt" .\" which should have been included with this file. If this file is .\" file is missing or damaged, see the license at "http://www.cups.org/". .\" .TH lpoptions 1 "Common UNIX Printing System" "20 March 2006" "Apple Inc." .SH NAME lpoptions \- display or set printer options and defaults .SH SYNOPSIS .B lpoptions [ -E ] [ -U .I username ] [ -h .I server[:port] ] -d .I destination[/instance] [ -o .I option[=value] ] ... [ -o .I option[=value] ] .br .B lpoptions [ -E ] [ -U .I username ] [ -h .I server[:port] ] [ -p .I destination[/instance] ] -l .br .B lpoptions [ -E ] [ -U .I username ] [ -h .I server[:port] ] [ -o .I option[=value] ] ... [ -o .I option[=value] ] [ -p .I destination[/instance] ] -r .I option .br .B lpoptions [ -E ] [ -U .I username ] [ -h .I server[:port] ] -x .I destination[/instance] .SH DESCRIPTION \fIlpoptions\fR displays or sets printer options and defaults. \fIlpoptions\fR shows the default printer options when run with no arguments. Other options include: .TP 5 -E .br Enables encryption when communicating with the CUPS server. .TP 5 -U username .br Uses an alternate username. .TP 5 -d destination[/instance] .br Sets the default printer to \fIdestination\fR. If \fIinstance\fR is supplied then that particular instance is used. This option overrides the system default printer for the current user. .TP 5 -h server[:port] .br Uses an alternate server. .TP 5 -l .br Lists the printer specific options and their current settings. .TP 5 -o option[=value] .br Specifies a new option for the named destination. .TP 5 -p destination[/instance] .br Sets the destination and instance, if specified, for any options that follow. If the named instance does not exist then it is created. .TP 5 -r option .br Removes the specified option for the named destination. .TP 5 -x destination[/instance] .br Removes the options for the named destination and instance, if specified. If the named instance does not exist then this does nothing. .LP If no options are specified using the \fI-o\fR option, then the current options for the named printer are reported on the standard output. .LP Options set with the \fIlpoptions\fR command are used by the \fIlp(1)\fR and \fIlpr(1)\fR commands when submitting jobs. .SH ROOT ACCOUNT OPTIONS When run by the root user, \fIlpoptions\fR gets and sets default options and instances for \fIall users\fR in the @CUPS_SERVERROOT@/lpoptions file. .SH COMPATIBILITY The \fIlpoptions\fR command is unique to CUPS. .SH FILES ~/.cups/lpoptions - user defaults and instances created by non-root users. .br @CUPS_SERVERROOT@/lpoptions - system-wide defaults and instances created by the root user. .SH SEE ALSO \fIcancel(1)\fR, \fIlp(1)\fR, \fIlpr(1)\fR, .br http://localhost:631/help .SH COPYRIGHT Copyright 2007 by Apple Inc. .\" .\" End of "$Id: lpoptions.man.in 6649 2007-07-11 21:46:42Z mike $". .\"