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 PPDMGR 8 "Mar 9, 2007"
 NAME
ppdmgr - utility for managing PPD files
 SYNOPSIS

ppdmgr -a ppd_filename_path [-L label] [-R ppd_repository_name] [-w]


ppdmgr -r [-L label] [-R ppd_repository_name]


ppdmgr -u [-L label] [-R ppd_repository_name]


 DESCRIPTION

The PPD File Manager adds PPD files to the print system's PPD file
repositories. When changes in the PPD file repositories are made by the
utility, they are reflected in the Solaris Print Manager (see
printmgr(8)) GUI printer driver field when adding or modifying local
attached or network attached printers.

Multiple PPD file repositories may be available. PPD files that are supplied
with the system are available in the "system" repository. PPD files that
are supplied by third party vendors may be available in the "vendor"
repository. PPD files that are supplied by system administrators may be
available in the "admin" repository, and PPD files that are added using
this utility are available in the "user" repository. When this utility is used
to update or rebuild printer information reflected in the printmgr(8),
the special reserved repository name "all" can be used to specify all of
the available PPD file repositories.

PPD files are grouped under a user-provided "label" within the print system's
PPD file repository to allow easier selection of a printer driver through the
printmgr GUI. The special reserved label name "all" can be used to
specify all of the available labels in a PPD file repository. The results are
undefined if a label name contains characters that are not in the portable
filename character set or if a label name starts with a hyphen (-). A label
name may not contain a semi-colon (:).
 OPTIONS

The following subcommand are supported:
-a ppd_file_path

Adds a copy of ppd_file_path to the system under the specified label in
the specified repository, where ppd_file_path is the full path and file
name to the PPD file. The utility accepts a valid PPD file with either a
.ppd or .ppd.gz (gzipped) extension.


-L label

Specifies a label to group PPD files under. When specified with the -a
option, the default label is "user". When specified with the -r or
-u option, the default label is "all". The following are reserved
labels:
caches

may never be specified


ppdcache

may never be specified


manufaliases

may never be specified


all

applies the specified action to all labels in a repository, and may only be
specified with the -r or -u option.


SUNW*

anything starting with SUNW is reserved and should not be specified with
the -a option.


-R repository_name

Specifies the name of a PPD file repository representing one of the PPD file
installation locations. Possible repository names include: "user",
"admin", "vendor", "system", and "all".
The repository name "all" signifies all of the possible repository names.
The default repository name is "user". Only the "user" or
"admin" repository may be specified with the -a option.


-r

Rebuilds the cache information for the specified label in the specified
repository.


-u

Updates the cache information for the specified label in the specified
repository.


-w

Write the full path of the added PPD file. This option is only valid with the
-a option. Otherwise, this option is ignored.


 EXAMPLES

Example 1 Adding a copy of a PPD file to the repository

The following commands add a copy of a PPD file to the "user" repository
under the "user" label:

# ppdmgr -a /net/somesystem/ppdfiles/ppdfile.ppd


or

# ppdmgr -a /net/somesystem/ppdfiles/ppdfile.ppd -L user


The following command adds a copy of a PPD file to the "user" repository
under the "Photo" label and write the full path of the added copy to
standard output:

# ppdmgr -a /net/somesystem/ppdfiles/ppdfile.ppd -L "Photo" -w


Example 2 Updating the cache for the PPD files

The following commands update the cache for the PPD files under the "all"
labels in the "user" repository:

 # ppdmgr -u


or

 # ppdmgr -u -R user -L all


The following command updates the cache for the PPD files under the "photo"
label in the "user" repository:

 # ppdmgr -u -R user -L Photo


Example 3 Rebuilding the cache for the PPD files

The following command rebuilds the cache for the PPD files under the "Photo"
label in the "user" repository:

# ppdmgr -r -R user -L Photo


 EXIT STATUS

The following exit values are returned:
0

Successful completion.


>0

An error occurred.


 ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:


ATTRIBUTE TYPE ATTRIBUTE VALUE
Interface Stability Committed


 SEE ALSO

 attributes (7),  printmgr (8)