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

       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  uncom-pressed uncompressed
       pressed 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)