hp-testpage(1)

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

🌸 NAME 🌸

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 πŸ’…


✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

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 πŸ–¨οΈβœ¨


πŸ¦‹ SYNOPSIS πŸ¦‹

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

πŸŽ€ PRINTER|DEVICE-URI πŸŽ€

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>

πŸ’œ MODE πŸ’œ

  • Run in interactive mode:
    • -i or --interactive

πŸ”₯ OPTIONS πŸ”₯

  • -l<level>, --logging=<level> β€” set the logging level. The levels you can pick from are none, info*, error, warn, debug β€” and yes, the * on info means it's the default πŸ‘‘
  • -g β€” run in debug mode. it's literally the same as option -ldebug, no cap.
  • -h, --help β€” this help information. the "help me bestie" button 🫢

πŸ‘‘ AUTHOR πŸ‘‘

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.


πŸ’€ REPORTING BUGS πŸ’€

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 πŸ™ˆ


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 πŸŽ€ this was the hp-testpage(1) manual β€” Linux, version 6.0, page hp-testpage(1) πŸ’– go print something pretty, mwah πŸ¦‹βœ¨