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

[Brian Potkin]

On Fri 05 Apr 2019 at 10:30:18 +0200, Daniel Spannbauer wrote:

> 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:
> 
> -----------
> 
> #!/bin/bash
> 
> do_anything_to_wake_the_printer
> 
> cat $6
> 
> -------------
> 
> I think that should work.

Interface scripts have been unsupported by CUPS since v2.2b1. I would
use Tea4CUPs. There is a Debian wiki page.

Regards,

Brian.