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lpoptions(1)			  Apple Inc.			  lpoptions(1)

NAME
       lpoptions - display or set printer options and defaults

SYNOPSIS
       lpoptions  [  -E	 ]  [  -U  username ] [ -h server[:port] ] -d destina‐
       tion[/instance] [ -l ]
       lpoptions [ -E ] [ -U username ] [ -h server[:port]  ]  [  -p  destina‐
       tion[/instance] ] -o option[=value] ...
       lpoptions  [  -E	 ]  [ -U username ] [ -h server[:port] ] [ -p destina‐
       tion[/instance] ] -r option
       lpoptions [ -E ] [ -U username ]	 [  -h	server[:port]  ]  -x  destina‐
       tion[/instance]

DESCRIPTION
       lpoptions displays or sets printer options and defaults.	 If no printer
       is specified using the -p  option,  the	default	 printer  is  used  as
       described in lp(1).

       If  no  -l,  -o,	 or  -r options are specified, the current options are
       reported on the standard output.

       Options set with the lpoptions command are used by the lp(1) and lpr(1)
       commands when submitting jobs.

       When  run by the root user, lpoptions gets and sets default options and
       instances for all  users	 in  the  /usr/local/etc/cups/lpoptions	 file.
       Otherwise,  the	per-user defaults are managed in the ~/.cups/lpoptions
       file.

OPTIONS
       lpoptions supports the following options:

       -E   Enables encryption when communicating with the CUPS server.

       -U username
	    Uses an alternate username.

       -d destination[/instance]
	    Sets the user default printer to destination.  If instance is sup‐
	    plied  then	 that  particular instance is used.  This option over‐
	    rides the system default printer for the current user.

       -h server[:port]
	    Uses an alternate server.

       -l   Lists the printer specific options and their current settings.

       -o option[=value]
	    Specifies a new option for the named destination.

       -p destination[/instance]
	    Sets the destination and instance, if specified, for  any  options
	    that follow.  If the named instance does not exist then it is cre‐
	    ated.  Destinations can only be created using the lpadmin(8)  pro‐
	    gram.

       -r option
	    Removes the specified option from the named destination.

       -x destination[/instance]
	    Removes  the  options  for	the named destination and instance, if
	    specified.	If the named instance does not exist  then  this  does
	    nothing.   Destinations  can  only be removed using the lpadmin(8)
	    command.

FILES
       ~/.cups/lpoptions - user defaults and  instances	 created  by  non-root
       users.
       /usr/local/etc/cups/lpoptions - system-wide defaults and instances cre‐
       ated by the root user.

CONFORMING TO
       The lpoptions command is unique to CUPS.

SEE ALSO
       cancel(1),  lp(1),  lpadmin(8),	lpr(1),	 lprm(1),  CUPS	 Online	  Help
       (http://localhost:631/help)

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright © 2007-2014 by Apple Inc.

12 June 2014			     CUPS			  lpoptions(1)

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