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xplsprinters(1)                                                xplsprinters(1)




NAME

       xplsprinters - shows a list of Xprint printers and it's attributes


SYNOPSIS

       xplsprinters [-printer printername] [-d] [-l] [-dump] [-h]


DESCRIPTION

       xplsprinters  is  a  utility  for Xprint, the printing system for the X
       Window system. It can deliver both a list of  printers  and  attributes
       supported for a specific list of printers.


OPTIONS

       -printer printername
              printer to use

       -dump  dump all available printer attributes

       -h | -?
              print usage

       -d     print description for each printer

       -l     list detailed printer attribute information


ENVIRONMENT

       XPSERVERLIST
              ${XPSERVERLIST}  must  be  set, identifying the available Xprint
              servers.  See Xprint(7) for more details.


EXAMPLES

       List all available "X Print Specifiers" (printer names)

       % xplsprinters

       would print:

       printer: hplaserjet001@puck:33
       printer: hpcolor4550_004@puck:33
       printer: laser19@meridian:19
       printer: xp_ps_spooldir_tmp_Xprintjobs@meridian:19
       printer: xp_pdf_spooldir_tmp_Xprintjobs@meridian:19


       Get information about the supported attributes of printer "ps002":

       % xplsprinters -printer ps002 -l

       would print:


       printer: ps002@castor:18
               description=
               model-identifier=HPDJ1600C
               default-medium=iso-a4
               default-input-tray=
               medium-source-sizes-supported=iso-a4 false 6.35 203.65 6.35 290.65
               medium-source-sizes-supported=na-letter false 6.35 209.55 6.35 273.05
               default-printer-resolution=300
               resolution=300
               default_orientation=
               orientation=portrait
               orientation=landscape
               default_plex=
               plex=simplex



NOTES

       The list of builtin fonts supported by a printer can be obtained  using
       the xlsfonts command.


SEE ALSO

       Xprint(7),  X11(7),  xprehashprinterlist(1),  xphelloworld(1), xpxmhel-
       loworld(1),    xpawhelloworld(1),    xpxthelloworld(1),    xpsimplehel-
       loworld(1),  xlsfonts(1),  Xserver(1),  Xprt(1),  libXp(3), libXprintU-
       tils(3),   libXprintAppUtils(3),   XmPrintShell(3),   XawPrintShell(3),
       Xprint FAQ (http://xprint.mozdev.org/docs/Xprint_FAQ.html), Xprint main
       site (http://xprint.mozdev.org/)



                                8 October 2004                 xplsprinters(1)