ppdhtml(1)

💖 ppdhtml — the cups html summary generator (deprecated, bestie 😭)

okay so real talk, this is ppdhtml from the OpenPrinting / CUPS corner of the universe, and it's giving "vintage but still kinda useful" energy. sit down, grab a strawberry 🍓, and let's get into it.

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

ppdhtml [ -D name[=value] ] [ -I include-directory ] source-file

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so ppdhtml reads a driver information file and cooks up a HTML summary page for you — one that lists literally every driver in that file plus all the supported options. cute, right? 🎀

⚠️ but bestie, heads up: this program is deprecated and will be removed in a future release of CUPS. not me warning you in advance 😭

💅 OPTIONS 💅

ppdhtml supports the following options, and yes we're going through all of them:

• -D name[=value] — sets the named variable for use in the source file. it's lowkey the exact same thing as using the #define directive inside the source file itself, periodt.
• -I include-directory — specifies an alternate include directory. and the way that you can stack these?? you can supply multiple -I options to add more directories on top. obsessed. ✨

📝 NOTES 📝

PPD files are deprecated and will no longer be supported in a future feature release of CUPS. so fr fr, don't build your whole personality around them 💀

printers that don't support IPP can still be supported using applications such as ippeveprinter(1). slay, there's a way forward 🫶

👀 SEE ALSO 👀

go read these next, iykyk:

• ppdc(1)
• ppdcfile(5)
• ppdi(1)
• ppdmerge(1)
• ppdpo(1)
• CUPS Online Help (http://localhost:631/help)

👑 COPYRIGHT 👑

Copyright © 2020-2024 by OpenPrinting.

that's the whole vibe, bestie 🌈 — this page is from the CUPS crew over at OpenPrinting, dated 2021-02-28, and honestly? iconic. go forth and summarise responsibly 💖✨