NAME
ppdc - cups ppd compiler
SYNOPSIS
ppdc
[ -D
name=value
] [ -I
include-directory
] [ -c
message-catalog
] [ -d
output-directory
] [ -l
language(s)
] [ -v ] [ -z ] [ --cr ] [ --crlf ] [ --lf ]
source-file
DESCRIPTION
ppdc compiles PPDC source files into one or more PPD
files.
The -D option sets the named variable for use in the
source file. It is equivalent to using the #define directive
in the source file.
The -I option specifies an alternate include directory;
multiple -I options can be supplied to add additional
directories.
The -c option specifies a single message catalog file in GNU
gettext source format (filename.po) to be used for localization.
The -d option specifies the output directory for PPD
files. The default output directory is "ppd".
The -l option specifies one or more languages to use when
localizing the PPD file(s). The default language is "en"
(English). Separate multiple languages with commas, for example
"de_DE,en_UK,es_ES,es_MX,es_US,fr_CA,fr_FR,it_IT" will create PPD
files with German, UK English, Spanish (Spain, Mexico, and US),
French (France and Canada), and Italian languages in each file.
The -v option provides more verbose output, basically a
running status of which files are being loaded or written.
The -z option generates compressed PPD files (filename.ppd.gz).
The default is to generate uncompressed PPD files.
The --cr, --crlf, and --lf options specify the
line ending to use - carriage return, carriage return and line feed,
or line feed. The default is to use the line feed character alone.
SEE ALSO
cupsprofile(1), ppdhtml(1), ppdi(1), ppdmerge(1), ppdpo(1), ppdcfile(5),
CUPS Driver Developer Kit Manual
COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2007 by Apple Inc.