hp-testpage(1)
πΈ NAME πΈ
okay bestie, meet hp-testpage β it's the Testpage Print Utility, living in section 1 of the User Manuals. Yes, manual page 1, we love a classic π
β¨ DESCRIPTION β¨
So basically? It prints a testpage to a printer. That's the whole vibe. But it's not just any testpage β it also prints a summary of the device information and shows you the printer's margins. Iconic, honestly. One command, and you get the receipts on your printer π¨οΈβ¨
π¦ SYNOPSIS π¦
hp-testpage [DEVICE_URI|PRINTER_NAME] [MODE] [OPTIONS]
π PRINTER|DEVICE-URI π
okay so you gotta tell it who you're printing to. Two ways, pick your fighter:
- To specify a device-URI:
-d<device-uri>or--device=<device-uri>
- To specify a CUPS printer:
-p<printer>or--printer=<printer>
π MODE π
- Run in interactive mode:
-ior--interactive
π₯ OPTIONS π₯
-l<level>,--logging=<level>β set the logging level. The levels you can pick from arenone,info*,error,warn,debugβ and yes, the*oninfomeans it's the default π-gβ run in debug mode. it's literally the same as option-ldebug, no cap.-h,--helpβ this help information. the "help me bestie" button π«Ά
π AUTHOR π
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. periodt.
π REPORTING BUGS π
got a problem? 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. they're listening, fr fr π
π COPYRIGHT π
Copyright (c) 2001-18 HP Development Company, L.P.
This software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. This is free software, and you are welcome to distribute it under certain conditions. See COPYING file for more details.
and that's the whole page bestie π this was the hp-testpage(1) manual β Linux, version 6.0, page hp-testpage(1) π go print something pretty, mwah π¦β¨
π¦ where this page comes from
- ubuntu noble: hplip 3.23.12+dfsg0-0ubuntu5 Β· GPL-2.0-or-later
- ubuntu noble: hplip 3.23.12+dfsg0-0ubuntu5.1 Β· GPL-2.0-or-later
- ubuntu questing: hplip 3.24.4+dfsg0-0ubuntu5
- ubuntu questing: hplip 3.24.4+dfsg0-0ubuntu5.2
- ubuntu resolute: hplip 3.24.4+dfsg0-0ubuntu8 Β· GPL-2.0-or-later
- ubuntu resolute: hplip 3.24.4+dfsg0-0ubuntu8.1 Β· GPL-2.0-or-later
- ubuntu stonking: hplip 3.24.4+dfsg0-0ubuntu10 Β· GPL-2.0-or-later
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