Printer specific options command line

Helge Blischke h.blischke at acm.org
Fri May 7 03:22:39 PDT 2010


Yoni Millen wrote:

> I want to print via command line to a network-printer.
> But I have to change some printer-specific options, like the tray, when I
> print. The general options aren't hard to set (-o media=A4, ...) but I
> don't know how I can set the printer-specific options via command line?
> 
> 
> Below are the outputs of lpoptions en lpoptions -l.
> 
> 
> 
> beheerder at server-PSSD-ubuntu:~$ lpoptions -p RICOH_Aficio_MP_9000 -l
> 
> Option2LargeCapacityTray/Large Capacity Tray: *False True
> Option3Tray7/Tray 7: *False True
> Option100MultiholePunchUnit/Multi-hole Punch Unit: *False True
> Option50Zfoldingunit/Z-folding unit: *False True
> Option32OutputOption/Output Option: *None Karun Plockmatic
> Option30FinisherSR5000/Finisher SR5000: *True False
> ColorModel/Color Mode: *Grayscale
> Resolution/Resolution: *600dpi 1200dpi
> PageSize/PageSize: A3 A4 A5 11x17 Legal *Letter
> InputSlot/InputSlot: 1Tray 2Tray 3Tray 4Tray 5Tray 6Tray 7Tray *Auto
> Duplex/Duplex: *None DuplexNoTumble DuplexTumble
> MediaType/Paper Type: *Auto Plain Recycled Special Translucent Color1
> Color2 Thick Letterhead Preprinted Prepunched Bond Cardstock Labels OHP
> Index Yellow Green Blue Purple Ivory Orange Pink Red Gray
> OutputBin/Destination: *Default FinProof FinShift PlockmaticTray
> FinBooklet RIZfold/Z-fold: *None Bottom Right Left StapleLocation/Staple:
> *None UpperLeft UpperRight LeftW RightW UpperW CenterW RIPunch/Punch:
> *None LeftJP2 LeftUS2 LeftUS3 LeftEU4 LeftNEU4 RightJP2 RightUS2 RightUS3
> RightEU4 RightNEU4 UpperJP2 UpperUS2 UpperUS3 UpperEU4 UpperNEU4
> RIPrintMode/Toner Saving: *0rhit 5rhit JobType/JobType: *Normal
> SamplePrint LockedPrint DocServer Password/Locked Print or Doc Server
> Password (4-8 digits): *None 4001 4002 4003 Custom.PASSCODE UserCode/User
> Code (up to 8 digits): *None 1001 1002 1003 Custom.PASSCODE
> 
> 
> 
> beheerder at server-PSSD-ubuntu:~$ lpoptions -p RICOH_Aficio_MP_9000
> 
> auth-info-required=none copies=1 device-uri=socket://192.168.0.151
> finishings=3 job-hold-until=no-hold job-priority=50 job-sheets=none,none
> marker-change-time=1273221799 marker-colors=#000000,#000000
> marker-levels=-1,-1 marker-names='Toner,Verbruikte\ toner'
> marker-types=toner,wasteToner media=na_letter_8.5x11in number-up=1
> printer-commands=AutoConfigure,Clean,PrintSelfTestPage printer-info='RICOH
> Aficio MP 9000' printer-is-accepting-jobs=true printer-is-shared=false
> printer-location=Drukkerij printer-make-and-model='Ricoh Aficio MP 9000
> PXL' printer-state=3 printer-state-change-time=1273221799
> printer-state-reasons=none printer-type=10498100
> printer-uri-supported=ipp://localhost:631/printers/RICOH_Aficio_MP_9000
> sides=one-sided

e.g.:
-o InputSlot=1Tray

Note that according to the IPP specs the options should be case insensitive.

Helge





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