FOOMATIC-PPDLOAD(8)					  FOOMATIC-PPDLOAD(8)



NAME
       foomatic-ppdload - 

SYNOPSIS
       foomatic-ppdload -h

       foomatic-ppdload filename.ppd printer-id

       foomatic-ppdload -R printer-id


DESCRIPTION
       foomatic-ppdload	 takes	a ppd filename and a printer ID as arguments.
       It parses a PPD file and writes option data into the foomatic database
       for use with the foomatic "ppd" driver and that printer.

       With the -R option you can remove a printer from the "ppd" driver, and
       with -h a short help text is shown.

       Right now, it will handle Boolean and PickOne options that go  in  the
       Prolog, DocumentSetup, or PageSetup spots.  Also, PPD interoption con-
       straints (not to be confused  with  foomatic  option  to	 printer  and
       driver  mapping	constraints)  are  not supported by foomatic.  And of
       course, the interesting color and font information from the PPD has no
       place in the current foomatic schema.  All this will change over time.




EXIT STATUS
       foomatic-ppdload returns ...


AUTHOR
       Manfred	Wassmann    for  the   foomatic
       project using output from the associated binary.


BUGS
       There are several limitations, but it's an interesting experiment.

       Please send bug reports to foomatic-devel@linuxprinting.org.



Foomatic Project		  2001-05-07		  FOOMATIC-PPDLOAD(8)

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