GNU/Linux |
Debian 6.0.7(Squeeze) |
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foomatic-compiledb(1) |
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foomatic-compiledb − Compile the Foomatic printer/driver database
foomatic-compiledb [ −t type ] [ −f ] [ −j n ] [ driver ... ]
foomatic-compiledb generates all PPD files or Foomatic combo XML files for all possible printer/driver combos, or only for a selected range of drivers. It generally should not be necessary except for people who want to generate a set of Foomatic data files for distribution. For configuring single printers foomatic-ppdfile(1) and especially foomatic-configure(1) will automagically compute just what they need.
Options
−t type |
Output file type, either ppd or xml. | ||
−f |
Force: Write into the destination directory even if it already exists. | ||
−j n |
n = number of work processes to run |
driver ...
only generate data files for these driver(s)
foomatic-ppdfile(1),foomatic-configure(1)
foomatic-compiledb returns 0 unless something unexpected happens.
Manfred Wassmann <manolo@NCC-1701.B.Shuttle.de> and Till Kamppeter <till.kamppeter@gmx.net> for the foomatic project using output from the associated binary.
Existing files are always conserved instead of older files being overwritten. So deleting the destination directory (rm −rf dir) and calling foomatic-compiledb without the −f option is recommended.
Please post bug reports on
http://lists.freestandards.org/mailman/listinfo/printing-foomatic
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