lpoptions

lpoptions(1)		    Easy Software Products		 lpoptions(1)



NAME
       lpoptions - display or set printer options and defaults

SYNOPSIS
       lpoptions  [  -h server ] -d dest[/instance] [ -o option=value ] ... [
       -o option=value ]
       lpoptions [ -h server ] [ -E ] [ -p dest[/instance] ] -l
       lpoptions [ -h server  ]	 [  -E	]  [  -o  option=value	]  ...	[  -o
       option=value ] [ -p dest[/instance] ] -r option
       lpoptions [ -h server ] [ -E ] -x dest[/instance]

DESCRIPTION
       lpoptions  displays  or	sets printer options and defaults.  lpoptions
       shows the default printer options when run with	no  arguments.	Other
       options include:

       -E
	    Enables encryption when communicating with the CUPS server.

       -d dest[/instance]
	    Sets  the  default	printer to dest. If instance is supplied then
	    that particular instance is used. This option overrides the	 sys-
	    tem default printer for the current user.

       -h server
	    Specifies the CUPS server to communicate with.

       -l
	    Lists the printer specific options and their current settings.

       -o option=value
	    Specifies a new option for the named destination.

       -p dest[/instance]
	    Sets  the destination and instance, if specified, for any options
	    that follow.  If the named instance does not  exist	 then  it  is
	    created.

       -r option
	    Removes the specified option for the named destination.

       -x dest[/instance]
	    Removes  the  options  for the named destination and instance, if
	    specified.	If the named instance does not exist then  this	 does
	    nothing.

       If  no  options	are  specified	using  the -o option then the current
       options for the named printer are reported on the standard output.

       Options set with the lpoptions command  are  used  by  the  lp(1)  and
       lpr(1) commands when submitting jobs.

ROOT ACCOUNT OPTIONS
       When run by the root user, lpoptions gets and sets default options and
       instances for all users in the /etc/cups/lpoptions file.

COMPATIBILITY
       The lpoptions command is unique to CUPS.

FILES
       ~/.lpoptions - user defaults and instances created by non-root  users.
       /etc/cups/lpoptions  -  system-wide  defaults and instances created by
       the root user.

SEE ALSO
       cancel(1),  lp(1),   CUPS   Software   Users   Manual,	http://local-
       host:631/documentation.html

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright 1993-2004 by Easy Software Products, All Rights Reserved.



21 October 2002		 Common UNIX Printing System		 lpoptions(1)