ppdc(1)                                                    Apple Inc.                                                    ppdc(1)



NAME
       ppdc - cups ppd compiler

SYNOPSIS
       ppdc  [ -D name[=value] ] [ -I include-directory ] [ -c message-catalog ] [ -d output-directory ] [ -l language(s) ] [-m]
       [-t] [ -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 directo-
       ries.

       The -c option specifies a single message catalog file in GNU gettext source format (filename.po) to be used for localiza-
       tion.

       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 lan-
       guages in each file.

       The -m option specifies that the output filename should be based on the ModelName value instead of FileName  or  PCFilen-
       Name.

       The -t option specifies that PPD files should be tested instead of generated.

       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
       ppdhtml(1), ppdi(1), ppdmerge(1), ppdpo(1), ppdcfile(5)
       http://localhost:631/help

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright 2007-2009 by Apple Inc.



10 October 2008                                               CUPS                                                       ppdc(1)