<!DOCTYPE HTML> <html> <!-- SECTION: Man Pages --> <head> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../cups-printable.css"> <title>lpinfo(8)</title> </head> <body> <h1 class="title">lpinfo(8)</h1> <h2 class="title"><a name="NAME">Name</a></h2> lpinfo - show available devices or drivers <h2 class="title"><a name="SYNOPSIS">Synopsis</a></h2> <b>lpinfo</b> [ <b>-E</b> ] [ <b>-U</b> <i>username</i> ] [ <b>-h </b><i>server</i>[<b>:</b><i>port</i>] ] [ <b>-l</b> ] [ <b>--device-id</b> <i>device-id-string</i> ] [ <b>--exclude-schemes</b> <i>scheme-list</i> ] [ <b>--include-schemes</b> <i>scheme-list</i> ] [ <b>--language</b> <i>locale</i> ] [ <b>--make-and-model</b> <i>name</i> ] [ <b>--product</b> <i>name</i> ] <b>-m</b> <br> <b>lpinfo</b> [ <b>-E</b> ] [ <b>-U</b> <i>username</i> ] [ <b>-h </b><i>server</i>[<b>:</b><i>port</i>] ] [ <b>-l</b> ] [ <b>--exclude-schemes</b> <i>scheme-list</i> ] [ <b>--include-schemes</b> <i>scheme-list</i> ] [ <b>--timeout</b> <i>seconds</i> ] <b>-v</b> <h2 class="title"><a name="DESCRIPTION">Description</a></h2> <b>lpinfo</b> lists the available devices or drivers known to the CUPS server. The first form (<i>-m</i>) lists the available drivers, while the second form (<i>-v</i>) lists the available devices. <h2 class="title"><a name="OPTIONS">Options</a></h2> <b>lpinfo</b> accepts the following options: <dl class="man"> <dt><b>-E</b> <dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Forces encryption when connecting to the server. <dt><b>-U </b><i>username</i> <dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Sets the username to use when connecting to the server. <dt><b>-h </b><i>server</i>[<b>:</b><i>port</i>] <dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Selects an alternate server. <dt><b>-l</b> <dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Shows a "long" listing of devices or drivers. <dt><b>--device-id </b><i>device-id-string</i> <dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies the IEEE-1284 device ID to match when listing drivers with the <i>-m</i> option. <dt><b>--exclude-schemes </b><i>scheme-list</i> <dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies a comma-delimited list of device or PPD schemes that should be excluded from the results. Static PPD files use the "file" scheme. <dt><b>--include-schemes </b><i>scheme-list</i> <dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies a comma-delimited list of device or PPD schemes that should be included in the results. Static PPD files use the "file" scheme. <dt><b>--language </b><i>locale</i> <dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies the language to match when listing drivers with the <i>-m</i> option. <dt><b>--make-and-model </b><i>name</i> <dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies the make and model to match when listing drivers with the <i>-m</i> option. <dt><b>--product </b><i>name</i> <dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies the product to match when listing drivers with the <i>-m</i> option. <dt><b>--timeout </b><i>seconds</i> <dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies the timeout when listing devices with the <i>-v</i> option. </dl> <h2 class="title"><a name="CONFORMING_TO">Conforming To</a></h2> The <i>lpinfo</i> command is unique to CUPS. <h2 class="title"><a name="EXAMPLES">Examples</a></h2> List all devices: <pre class="man"> lpinfo -v </pre> List all drivers: <pre class="man"> lpinfo -m </pre> List drivers matching "HP LaserJet": <pre class="man"> lpinfo --make-and-model "HP LaserJet" -m </pre> <h2 class="title"><a name="SEE_ALSO">See Also</a></h2> <a href="man-lpadmin.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages"><b>lpadmin</b>(8),</a> CUPS Online Help (<a href="http://localhost:631/help">http://localhost:631/help</a>) <h2 class="title"><a name="COPYRIGHT">Copyright</a></h2> Copyright © 2007-2014 by Apple Inc. </body> </html>