hp-levels(1)

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

💖 hp-levels(1) — Supply Levels Utility 💖

okay bestie, so you know how your printer is always ✨mysteriously✨ mad at you and you have no idea if it's out of ink or just being dramatic? yeah. this is the little tool that spills the tea. it's from the HPLIP fam, and it lives in the User Manuals section of the manual. pull up a chair. 🫶

🌈 NAME 🌈

hp-levels — the Supply Levels Utility, aka your printer's emotional support diagnostic. 👑

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

It displays bar graphs of the current supply levels for supported HPLIP printers. that's it. that's the whole vibe. visual, colorful, straight to the point. 💅

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

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

🦋 PRINTER|DEVICE-URI 🦋

okay so first you gotta tell it which printer you're talking about, and there's two ways to do that:

  • -d<device-uri> or --device=<device-uri> — use this to specify a device-URI. raw, direct, no middleman. 🌸
  • -p<printer> or --printer=<printer> — use this to specify a CUPS printer. if you've got your printers all set up nicely in CUPS, this is your girl. ✨

💅 MODE 💅

  • -i or --interactive — run in interactive mode. it talks, you talk back. a little conversation. main character energy fr fr. 🗣️💖

⭐ OPTIONS ⭐

here's where the customization lives, and yes, you can absolutely make your bar graphs cute.

  • -l<level> or --logging=<level> — set the logging level. the levels are none, info*, error, warn, debug, and the * on info means it's the default. so if you don't say anything, you get info. no cap. 🪵
  • -g — run in debug mode. literally the exact same thing as passing option -ldebug. that's it, that's the whole flag. 🐛
  • -h or --help — prints this help information. your "wait what does this do again" button. 🆘
  • -s<size> or --size=<size> — sets the bar graph size. the current default is 51. big graph, small graph, your call, bestie. 📏
  • -c or --color — use colored bar graphs. and ngl, the default is already colorized, so this is more of a "yes I said what I said" confirmation. 🌈
  • -a<char> or --char=<char> — sets the bar graph character. the default is '/'. want stars? want hearts? go off. 🌟

👑 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. iconic of them honestly. 🖨️

😭 REPORTING BUGS 😭

The HPLIP Launchpad.net site https://launchpad.net/hplip is available to get help, report bugs, make suggestions, discuss the HPLIP project or otherwise contact the HPLIP Team.

so if something's broken — or you just wanna chat about the HPLIP project — that's the spot. they're literally inviting you. 🫶

Copyright (c) 2001-18 HP Development Company, L.P.

This software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. like, all caps, they mean it. This is free software, and you are welcome to distribute it under certain conditions. See COPYING file for more details.

no warranty bestie!! it's free software so be free with it, but read the COPYING file before you get creative. 🙈

🌸 that's the whole page 🌸

this was hp-levels(1) from Linux, version 2.0 — the HPLIP Supply Levels Utility, all wrapped up with a bow 🎀. go check your ink, queen. slay. 💜

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