[cups.general] How to add printer from command line

[Minatra, Pat H.]

You can use this as an example:

Lpadmin -p QUEUNAME -E -v socket://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:9100 -m laserjet.ppd

Where QUEUNAME is the name of your print queue
Where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is your IP for the physical printer
The :9100 indicates it is an HP JetDirect

Your mileage will vary depending on whether you are using JetDirect, an lpd, a raw printer or to another server.  The command line changes but maybe if you check 'man lpadmin' the above could help in at least getting you started.

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-----Original Message-----
From: cups-bounces at easysw.com [mailto:cups-bounces at easysw.com] On Behalf Of tong
Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 9:33 PM
To: cups at easysw.com
Subject: [cups.general] How to add printer from command line

Hi,

As posted in previous message, I can't add printer in cups 1.3. So I'm
wondering how to add cups printer from command line.

Here is info regarding my printer:

  $ pconf_detect -m USB -i 0
  device=;vendor=EPSON;model=Stylus CX1500

  $ lpinfo -v
  network socket
  network beh
  file cups-pdf:/
  direct usb://EPSON/Stylus%20CX1500
  direct epson:/dev/usb/lp0
  network http
  network ipp
  network lpd
  direct pdf
  direct scsi
  network ssh

  $ lpinfo -m | grep -i Stylus.*cx1500
  gutenprint.5.0://escp2-cx1500/expert/C Epson Stylus CX1500 - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.0.2

Here is the old copy when I was using cups 1.2

  $ cat /etc/printcap
  # This file was automatically generated by cupsd(8) from the
  # /etc/cups/printers.conf file.  All changes to this file
  # will be lost.
  cups_pdf|CUPS-PDF Virtual Printer:rm=localhost:rp=cups_pdf:
  epson_cx1500|Epson Stylus CX1500:rm=localhost:rp=epson_cx1500:

I'm wondering how to add my printer using 'lpadmin'.

Please help.

Thanks

tong


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