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<h1 class="title">lpinfo(8)</h1>
<h2 class="title"><a name="NAME">Name</a></h2>
lpinfo - show available devices or drivers (deprecated)
<h2 class="title"><a name="SYNOPSIS">Synopsis</a></h2>
<b>lpinfo</b>
[
<b>-h </b><i>server</i>[<b>:</b><i>port</i>]
] [
<b>-E</b>
] [
<b>-l</b>
] [
<b>--device-id</b>
<i>device-id-string</i>
] [
<b>--exclude-schemes</b>
<i>scheme-list</i>
] [
<b>--include-schemes</b>
<i>scheme-list</i>
] [
<b>--language</b>
<i>locale</i>
] [
<b>--make-and-model</b>
<i>name</i>
] [
<b>--product</b>
<i>name</i>
]
<b>-m</b>
<br>
<b>lpinfo</b>
[
<b>-h </b><i>server</i>[<b>:</b><i>port</i>]
] [
<b>-E</b>
] [
<b>-l</b>
] [
<b>--exclude-schemes</b>
<i>scheme-list</i>
] [
<b>--include-schemes</b>
<i>scheme-list</i>
] [
<b>--timeout</b>
<i>seconds</i>
]
<b>-v</b>
<h2 class="title"><a name="DESCRIPTION">Description</a></h2>
<b>lpinfo</b> lists the available devices or drivers known to the CUPS server.
The first form (<i>-m</i>) lists the available drivers, while the second form (<i>-v</i>) lists the available devices.
<h2 class="title"><a name="OPTIONS">Options</a></h2>
<b>lpinfo</b> accepts the following options:
<dl class="man">
<dt><b>-E</b>
<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Forces encryption when connecting to the server.
<dt><b>-h </b><i>server</i>[<b>:</b><i>port</i>]
<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Selects an alternate server.
Note: This option must occur before all others.
<dt><b>-l</b>
<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Shows a "long" listing of devices or drivers.
<dt><b>--device-id </b><i>device-id-string</i>
<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies the IEEE-1284 device ID to match when listing drivers with the <i>-m</i> option.
<dt><b>--exclude-schemes </b><i>scheme-list</i>
<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies a comma-delimited list of device or PPD schemes that should be excluded from the results.
Static PPD files use the "file" scheme.
<dt><b>--include-schemes </b><i>scheme-list</i>
<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies a comma-delimited list of device or PPD schemes that should be included in the results.
Static PPD files use the "file" scheme.
<dt><b>--language </b><i>locale</i>
<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies the language to match when listing drivers with the <i>-m</i> option.
<dt><b>--make-and-model </b><i>name</i>
<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies the make and model to match when listing drivers with the <i>-m</i> option.
<dt><b>--product </b><i>name</i>
<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies the product to match when listing drivers with the <i>-m</i> option.
<dt><b>--timeout </b><i>seconds</i>
<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies the timeout when listing devices with the <i>-v</i> option.
</dl>
<h2 class="title"><a name="CONFORMING_TO">Conforming To</a></h2>
The <i>lpinfo</i> command is unique to CUPS.
<h2 class="title"><a name="EXAMPLES">Examples</a></h2>
List all devices:
<pre class="man">
lpinfo -v
</pre>
List all drivers:
<pre class="man">
lpinfo -m
</pre>
List drivers matching "HP LaserJet":
<pre class="man">
lpinfo --make-and-model "HP LaserJet" -m
</pre>
<h2 class="title"><a name="NOTES">Notes</a></h2>
CUPS printer drivers and backends are deprecated and will no longer be supported in a future feature release of CUPS.
Printers that do not support IPP can be supported using applications such as
<a href="man-ippeveprinter.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages"><b>ippeveprinter</b>(1).</a>
<h2 class="title"><a name="SEE_ALSO">See Also</a></h2>
<a href="man-lpadmin.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages"><b>lpadmin</b>(8),</a>
CUPS Online Help (<a href="http://localhost:631/help">http://localhost:631/help</a>)
<h2 class="title"><a name="COPYRIGHT">Copyright</a></h2>
Copyright © 2021-2023 by OpenPrinting.
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