hp-info(1)

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version 3.24.4 · 2 versions
, in ubuntu noble, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 hp-info(1) — the manual, but make it make sense 💖

okay bestie, so this is hp-info, straight out of the User Manuals collection. it's a whole utility and it's about to tell you everything your printer has been hiding from you. slay.

✨ NAME ✨

hp-info — Device Information Utility. yeah. that's the whole name. iconic.

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

so what does it actually do?? it goes and queries your printer for:

  • static model information (like, who even are you, printer)
  • dynamic status information (how are you feeling, printer)
  • CUPS printer queue settings (what's your deal, printer)

three whole categories of tea. no cap.

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

hp-info [DEVICE_URI|PRINTER_NAME] [MODE] [OPTIONS]

that's it, that's the shape of it. args go in, printer facts come out. 🦋

🖨️ PRINTER|DEVICE-URI 🖨️

you gotta tell it who you're talking to, and you've got two ways to do that, bestie:

  • -d<device-uri> or --device=<device-uri> — use this one when you wanna specify a device-URI.
  • -p<printer> or --printer=<printer> — use this one when you wanna specify a CUPS printer.

pick your fighter. 💅

🧚 MODE 🧚

  • -i or --interactive — runs it in interactive mode. yes queen, we're chatting now.

👑 OPTIONS 👑

logging, but make it a vibe

  • -l<level> or --logging=<level> — sets the logging level. your choices are: none, info*, error, warn, debug. the little * next to info means that's the default, fyi.

debug szn

  • -g — runs it in debug mode. it's literally the exact same thing as doing option -ldebug. same energy, shorter typing.

help meee

  • -h or --help — prints this help information. self-explanatory, and honestly? we love a self-aware flag.

just the ID pls

  • --id — Device ID mode. it prints the device ID only and exits. simple. clean. no small talk. 🌈
heads up: --id only works in interactive (-i) mode. don't try it any other way, it will not eat.

uninstalled printers?? bold

  • -x — allows device URIs of uninstalled printers.
also only works in interactive (-i) mode. two flags with the same little "interactive mode only" caveat, we love consistency.

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

  • hp-toolbox — go say hi, it's the friend of the family.

💜 AUTHOR 💜

HPLIP (HP Linux Imaging and Printing) is an HP developed solution for printing, scanning, and faxing with HP inkjet and laser based printers in Linux. so like, HP made it, for HP printers, on Linux. the whole squad is accounted for. 🫶

😭 REPORTING BUGS 😭

found a bug?? same honestly. the HPLIP Launchpad.net site is right here:

https://launchpad.net/hplip

it's there so you can get help, report bugs, make suggestions, discuss the HPLIP project or otherwise contact the HPLIP Team. use it, bestie, they actually wanna hear from you. ✨

Copyright (c) 2001-18 HP Development Company, L.P.
okay so this is the part where I need you to actually pay attention: This software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. like, none. zero. the caps are theirs, and honestly they earned them. it is free software, and you are welcome to distribute it under certain conditions. wanna know what those conditions are?? See the COPYING file for more details. go read it. it's giving legally binding. 💀

and that's the whole page, babes. this one came to you from the Linux corner of the world, clocked in at version 5.2, and it's filed under hp-info(1). go query a printer, you've absolutely got this. 🌸💖🎀

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