lpoptions - display or set printer options and defaults
lpoptions [
-h server[
:port] ] [
-E ]
-d destination[
/instance] [
-l ]
lpoptions [
-h server[
:port] ] [
-E ]
[
-p destination[
/instance] ]
-o
option[
=value] ...
lpoptions [
-h server[
:port] ] [
-E ]
[
-p destination[
/instance] ]
-r
option
lpoptions [
-h server[
:port] ] [
-E ]
-x destination[
/instance]
lpoptions displays or sets printer options and defaults. If no printer is
specified using the
-p option, the default printer is used as described
in
lp(1).
If no
-l,
-o, or
-r options are specified, the current
options are reported on the standard output.
Options set with the
lpoptions command are used by the
lp(1) and
lpr(1) commands when submitting jobs.
When run by the root user,
lpoptions gets and sets default options and
instances for all users in the
/etc/cups/lpoptions file. Otherwise, the
per-user defaults are managed in the
~/.cups/lpoptions file.
lpoptions supports the following options:
- -E
- Enables encryption when communicating with the CUPS
server.
-
-d destination[/instance]
- Sets the user default printer to destination. If
instance is supplied then that particular instance is used. This
option overrides the system default printer for the current user.
-
-h server[:port]
- Uses an alternate server. Note: This option must occur
before all others.
- -l
- Lists the printer specific options and their current
settings.
-
-o option[=value]
- Specifies a new option for the named destination.
-
-p destination[/instance]
- Sets the destination and instance, if specified, for any
options that follow. If the named instance does not exist then it is
created. Destinations can only be created using the lpadmin(8)
program.
-
-r option
- Removes the specified option from the named
destination.
-
-x destination[/instance]
- Removes the options for the named destination and instance,
if specified. If the named instance does not exist then this does nothing.
Destinations can only be removed using the lpadmin(8) command.
~/.cups/lpoptions - user defaults and instances created by non-root
users.
/etc/cups/lpoptions - system-wide defaults and instances created by the
root user.
The
lpoptions command is unique to CUPS.
cancel(1),
lp(1),
lpadmin(8),
lpr(1),
lprm(1), CUPS Online Help (http://localhost:631/help)
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