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 uncompressed 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)
