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cupstestppd(1)                                   Apple Inc.                                   cupstestppd(1)



NAME
       cupstestppd - test conformance of ppd files

SYNOPSIS
       cupstestppd  [  -R  rootdir  ]  [ -W category ] [ -q ] [-r] [ -v[v] ] filename.ppd[.gz] [ ... filena-meN.ppd[.gz] filenameN.ppd[.gz]
       meN.ppd[.gz] ]
       cupstestppd [ -R rootdir ] [ -W category ] [ -q ] [-r] [ -v[v] ] -DESCRIPTION ]DESCRIPTION

DESCRIPTION
       cupstestppd tests the conformance of PPD files to the Adobe PostScript Printer Description file  for-mat format
       mat  specification version 4.3. It can also be used to list the supported options and available fonts
       in a PPD file. The results of testing and any other output are sent to the standard output.

       The first form of cupstestppd tests one or more PPD files on the command-line. The second form  tests
       the PPD file provided on the standard input.

OPTIONS
       cupstestppd supports the following options:

       -R rootdir
            Specifies an alternate root directory for the filter, pre-filter, and other support file checks.

       -W constraints
            Report all UIConstraint errors as warnings.

       -W defaults
            Except for size-related options, report all default option errors as warnings.

       -W filters
            Report all filter errors as warnings.

       -W profiles
            Report all profile errors as warnings.

       -W sizes
            Report all media size errors as warnings.

       -W translations
            Report all translation errors as warnings.

       -W all
            Report all of the previous errors as warnings.

       -W none
            Report all of the previous errors as errors.

       -q
            Specifies that no information should be displayed.

       -r
            Relaxes the PPD conformance requirements so that common whitespace, control character, and  for-matting formatting
            matting problems are not treated as hard errors.

       -v
            Specifies  that detailed conformance testing results should be displayed rather than the concise
            PASS/FAIL/ERROR status.

       -vv
            Specifies that all information in the PPD file should be displayed in addition to  the  detailed
            conformance testing results.

       The -q, -v, and -vv options are mutually exclusive.

EXIT STATUS
       cupstestppd returns zero on success and non-zero on error. The error codes are as follows:

       1
            Bad command-line arguments or missing PPD filename.

       2
            Unable to open or read PPD file.

       3
            The PPD file contains format errors that cannot be skipped.

       4
            The PPD file does not conform to the Adobe PPD specification.

EXAMPLES
       The following command will test all PPD files under the current directory and print the names of each
       file that does not conform:

           find . -name \*.ppd \! -exec cupstestppd -q '{}' \; -print

       The next command tests all PPD files under the current directory and print detailed conformance test-ing testing
       ing results for the files that do not conform:

           find . -name \*.ppd \! -exec cupstestppd -q '{}' \; \
               -exec cupstestppd -v '{}' \;


SEE ALSO
       lpadmin(8),
       http://localhost:631/help
       Adobe PostScript Printer Description File Format Specification, Version 4.3.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright 2007-2009 by Apple Inc.



2 March 2009                                        CUPS                                      cupstestppd(1)