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NAME

       ppdi - import ppd files (deprecated)

SYNOPSIS

       ppdi [ -I include-directory ] [ -o source-file ] ppd-file [ ...
       ppd-file ]

DESCRIPTION

       ppdi imports one or more PPD files into a PPD compiler source
       file.  Multiple languages of the same PPD file are merged into a
       single printer definition to facilitate accurate changes for all
       localizations.  This program is deprecated and will be removed in
       a future release of CUPS.

OPTIONS

       ppdi supports the following options:

       -I include-directory
            Specifies an alternate include directory.  Multiple -I
            options can be supplied to add additional directories.

       -o source-file
            Specifies the PPD source file to update.  If the source file
            does not exist, a new source file is created.  Otherwise the
            existing file is merged with the new PPD file(s) on the
            command-line.  If no source file is specified, the filename
            ppdi.drv is used.

NOTES

       PPD files are deprecated and will no longer be supported in a
       future feature release of CUPS.  Printers that do not support IPP
       can be supported using applications such as ippeveprinter(1).

SEE ALSO

       ppdc(1), ppdhtml(1), ppdmerge(1), ppdpo(1), ppdcfile(5), CUPS
       Online Help (http://localhost:631/help)

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright © 2007-2019 by Apple Inc.

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26 April 2019                     CUPS                           ppdi(1)

Pages that refer to this page: ppdc(1), ppdhtml(1), ppdmerge(1), ppdpo(1), ppdcfile(5)

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