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     NAME    [Toc]    [Back]
	  buildppd - build a PPD file for a printer

     SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]
	  /usr/etc/appletalk/buildppd [-s] [-p printername ] [-P
	  printer ] [-T	type ] [-Z zone	] [-f file ] [-D]

     DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]
	  The buildppd program constructs a PPD	(PostScript Printer
	  Description) file for	the specified printer in the current
	  directory.   The PPD file is used by a variety of programs
	  (including papserver(1m), textps(1), and imagetops(1)	) to
	  determine the	capabilities of	the printer.   buildppd	first
	  queries the printer for its "Product", and attempts to
	  select the correct PPD from /usr/adm/appletalk/ppds.	If
	  this is not possible,	it will	try to build a simple PPD by
	  querying the printer.	 The PPD file build in this man	is by
	  no means complete, but contains all the information required
	  by the current incarnations of Macintosh LaserWriter
	  drivers.     After either selecting or creating the PPD,
	  buildppd will	add a current list of fonts to the PPD (which
	  may differ from the factory list of fonts).  Re-running
	  buildppd will	update the font	list.

	  -s   indicates the printer is	serial (see below)

	  -P   says look for printer with this name (default is
	       LaserWriter)

	  -T   means look as if	it is this type	of printer (default is
	       LaserWriter)

	  -Z   tells it	which zone to look in (default is the local
	       zone)

	  -p   tells buildppd to get the printer information from the
	       /etc/printcap file, and to do what is necessary to
	       create the best possible	PPD and	install	it in
	       PRINTER.PPD in the printers spool directory.

	  -f   creates file rather than	replacing PRINTER.PPD.	This
	       is used by xkspool(1) to	auto-select the	PPD when the
	       printer is created.

	  -D   turns on	debugging.

	  In order to query a serial printer, the input	and output
	  must be redirected.  For example:

	       (stty 9600 -echo	-lcase tabs -nl	tandem litout new ; \
	       buildppd	-s) < /dev/tty01 > /dev/tty01
	  Would	build a	PPD for	a serial printer running at 9600 baud



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	  attached to tty01.  The stty options may have	to be adjusted
	  for your particular printer.

	  If buildppd cannot communicate properly with the printer, it
	  will build a PRINTER.PPD file	anyway,	but it will not	be
	  very useful.

     CAVEATS    [Toc]    [Back]
	  If you install the printers PPD in /usr/adm/appletalk/ppds,
	  re-running buildppd will copy	it in and update the font
	  list.	 In general, xkspool will take care of running
	  buildppd at the appropriate times.

     FILES    [Toc]    [Back]
	  PRINTER.PPD	 The file created.

     SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]
	  psf(1m), papserver(1m), PostScript Printer Description File
	  Format Specification (Adobe Systems Inc).




































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