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NAME
     ppdcfile - cups ppd compiler source file format

DESCRIPTION
     The CUPS PPD compiler reads meta files that contain descrip-
     tions of one or more PPD files to be generated by ppdc. This
     man page provides a quick reference to  the  supported  key-
     words  and should be used in conjuction with the Common UNIX
     Printing System Developers Manual.

     The source file format is  plain  ASCII  text  that  can  be
     edited  using  your  favorite text editor. Comments are sup-
     ported using the C (/* ... */)  and  C++  (//  ...)  comment
     mechanisms.

     Printer driver information can be grouped and  shared  using
     curley  braces ({ ... }); PPD files are written when a close
     brace or end-of-file is seen and a PCFileName directive  has
     been defined.

     Directives may be placed anywhere on a line and are followed
     by one or more values. The following is a list of the avail-
     able directives and the values they accept:

     #define name value

     #elif {name | value}

     #else

     #endif

     #font name encoding "version" charset status

     #if {name | value}

     #include 

     #include "filename"

     #media name width length

     #media "name/text" width length

     #po locale "filename.po"

     Attribute name "" value

     Attribute name keyword value

     Attribute name "keyword/text" value




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     Choice name "code"

     Choice "name/text" "code"

     ColorDevice boolean-value

     ColorModel name colorspace colororder compression

     ColorModel "name/text" colorspace colororder compression

     ColorProfile resolution/mediatype gamma density matrix

     Copyright "text"

"region-code"
     CustomMedia name width length left bottom right  top  "size-
          code"

"size-code" "region-code"
     CustomMedia  "name/text"  width  length  left  bottom  right  top

     Cutter boolean-value

     Darkness temperature name

     Darkness temperature "name/text"

     DriverType type

     Duplex type

     Filter mime-type cost program

     Finishing name

     Finishing "name/text"

     Font *

     Font name encoding "version" charset status

     Group name

     Group "name/text"

     HWMargins left bottom right top

     InputSlot position name

     InputSlot position "name/text"

     Installable name



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     Installable "name/text"

     LocAttribute name "keyword/text" value

     ManualCopies boolean-value

     Manufacturer "name"

     MaxSize width length

     MediaSize name

     MediaType type name

     MediaType type "name/text"

     MinSize width length

     ModelName "name"

     ModelNumber number

     Option name type section order

     Option "name/text" type section order

     PCFileName "filename.ppd"

name
     Resolution colorspace bits-per-color row-count row-
          feed  row-step

"name/text"
     Resolution colorspace bits-per-color row-count row-
          feed  row-step

red-density gamma red-adjust green-adjust blue-adjust
     SimpleColorProfile  resolution/mediatype  density  yellow-
          density

     Throughput pages-per-minute

     UIConstraints "*Option1 *Option2"

     UIConstraints "*Option1 Choice1 *Option2"

     UIConstraints "*Option1 *Option2 Choice2"

     UIConstraints "*Option1 Choice1 *Option2 Choice2"

     VariablePaperSize boolean-value




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     Version number

SEE ALSO
     ppdc(1), ppdhtml(1), ppdi(1), ppdmerge(1), ppdpo(1)
     http://localhost:631/help

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