FOOMATIC-COMPILEDB(1)                                                                                      FOOMATIC-COMPILEDB(1)



NAME
       foomatic-compiledb - Compile the Foomatic printer/driver database

SYNOPSIS
       foomatic-compiledb [ -t type ] [ -f ] [ -j n ] [  driver ...  ]


DESCRIPTION
       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-config-
       ure(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)


SEE ALSO
       foomatic-ppdfile(1),foomatic-configure(1)


EXIT STATUS
       foomatic-compiledb returns 0 unless something unexpected happens.


AUTHORS
       Manfred Wassmann <manoloATNCC-1701.de> and Till Kamppeter  <till.kamppeterATgmx.net>  for  the  foomatic  project
       using output from the associated binary.


BUGS
       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




Foomatic Project                                           2001-05-07                                      FOOMATIC-COMPILEDB(1)