[cups] How to call a script when a job arrives

[Daniel Spannbauer]

Am 05.04.2019 um 10:11 schrieb Marc Haber:
> Hi,
>
> I have a network printer that can be turned on by doing a certain curl
> call, and would like CUPS to turn the printer on automatically when a
> print job for this printer arrives.
>
> Must I do this in a filter or is there a more elegant place for this?
> How and where would I specify a filter that is used for all jobs for a
> certain printer?
>
> Greetings
> Marc
>
Hello Marc,


I write a script, name it like the printer and put it to the interfaces 
dir (at openSUSE: /etc/cups/interfaces/).

Mine would look like this:

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#!/bin/bash

do_anything_to_wake_the_printer

cat $6

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I think that should work.



Regards


Daniel



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