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forw – forward messages Synopsis forw [+folder] [msgs] [-annotate | -noannotate] [-form formfile] [-format | -noformat] [-filter filterfile] [-inplace | -noinplace] [-mime | -nomime] [-draftfolder +folder] [-draftmessage msg] [-nodraftfolder] [-editor editor] [-noedit] [-width colums] [-from address] [-to address] [-cc address] [-fcc +folder] [-subject text] [-whatnowproc program] [-nowhatnowproc] [-dashstuffing | -nodashstuffing] [-build] [-file msgfile] [-version] [-help]…

formail – mail (re)formatter Synopsisformail [+skip] [–total] [-bczfrktedqBY] [-p prefix]       [-D maxlen idcache]       [-l folder]       [-x headerfield] [-X headerfield]       [-a headerfield] [-A headerfield]       [-i headerfield] [-I headerfield]       [-u headerfield] [-U headerfield]       [-R oldfield newfield]       [-n [maxprocs ]] [-m minfields] [-s [command [arg …]]] formail -v Descriptionformail is…

foomatic-searchprinter – Search Foomatic database Synopsis foomatic-searchprinter [-mM] [-dFID] SEARCHTERM foomatic-searchprinter -h DescriptionThis command displays Foomatic database entries matching SEARCHTERM. Options-mM Search mode: M = 0 Match everything (default) M = 1 No matches on only the manufacturer M = 2 No matches on only the manufacturer or only the model M = 3 Exact…

foomatic-rip – Universal print filter/RIP wrapper SynopsisGeneral Options:foomatic-rip [-v] [-q] <mode-specific options> Spooler-less printing filter:foomatic-rip [-P <printer>  |  –ppd  <ppdfile> ]  [-J <jobtitle> ] [-o  <option>=<value>  […]]  [<files>] CUPS filter:foomatic-rip <jobid> <user> <jobtitle> <numcopies> <options> [<file>] Descriptionfoomatic-rip is a universal print filter which can be used as CUPS filter or stand-alone for spooler-less, direct printing. It has the following features: • It translates PostScript and PDF from…

foomatic-replaceoldprinterids – Replace references to old printer IDs Synopsis foomatic-replaceoldprinterids DescriptionReplaces references to old numerical or otherwise obsolete printer IDs in arbitrary file. By default it uses the db/oldprinterids file of the current Foomatic database as translation table, but you can use arbitrary translation tables. It is very unlikely you need to use this.

foomatic-printjob – manage printer jobs in a spooler-independent fashion Synopsisfoomatic-printjob [ -s spooler ] [ -P queuename ] [ -o option1=value1 -o option2 … ] [ -i ] [ file1 file2 … ] foomatic-printjob -Q [ -s spooler ] [ -P queuename ] [ -i ] [ -a ] [ user1 user2 … ] foomatic-printjob…

foomatic-printermap-to-gutenprint-xml – Updates Gutenprint driver XML file Synopsis foomatic-printermap-to-gutenprint-xml DescriptionThis command updates the driver XML file for the Gutenprint driver to the state of the foomatic-printermap file in the Gutenprint source tree. Used to update the driver XML file for Gutenprint in the OpenPrinting database. It is very unlikely you need to do this.

foomatic-ppdfile – Generate a PPD file for a given printer/driver combo Synopsisfoomatic-ppdfile [-w] [-d <driver>] -p <printerid> foomatic-ppdfile [-A] [-P pattern] foomatic-ppdfile -h DescriptionThe first form of the foomatic-ppdfile to compute the spooler-independent Foomatic PPD file for any valid printer/driver combo available in the Foomatic database, both for printing with foomatic-rip(1) and for applications/clients being…

foomatic-ppd-to-xml – Generate Foomatic printer XML from a PPD Synopsis foomatic-ppd-to-xml OPTIONSFR [DRIVER:]PPD [[DRIVER:]PPD …] foomatic-ppd-to-xml -h DescriptionThe first form of the foomatic-ppd-to-xml command creates Foomatic printer XML corresponding to a given PPD file. If DRIVER is specified, it is the driver to which the PPD file should get assigned. If not supplied, the first…

foomatic-ppd-options – show the PPD options Synopsisfoomatic-ppd-options [-d=debuglevel] [ ppdfiles ] DescriptionThe foomatic-ppd-options program reads the specified PPD files or stdin and decodes the PPD file to produce a list of options. This is really just a text based version of other print configuration tools. The output format consists of a set of lines, each…

foomatic-perl-data – generate Perl data structures from XML Synopsisfoomatic-perl-data [ -O ] [ -C ] [ -P ] [ -D ] [ -o option=setting ] [ -o … ] [ -v ] [ filename ] Options-O Parse overview XML data -C Parse printer/driver combo XML data (default) -P Parse printer entry XML data -D Parse…

foomatic-nonumericalids – Convert numerical printer IDS to clear-text IDs Synopsis foomatic-nonumericalids DescriptionThis script changes all old cryptic numerical printer IDs from the old PostGreSQL time to clear-text printer IDs in the installed Foomatic database. It is very unlikely you need to do this.

foomatic-fix-xml – Remove leading blank lines from Foomatic database Synopsis foomatic-fix-xml [DBDIR] DescriptionUse the foomatic-fix-xml command if you have compiled foomatic-perl-data against libxml 1.x and you have old database entries with a leading blank line.

foomatic-extract-text – Generate .po files from Foomatic UI strings Synopsis foomatic-extract-text DescriptionThe foomatic-extract-text command generates .po files from the UI strings in the currently installed Foomatic database. It is not intended to be called directly by the user.

foomatic-ppdfile – Generate a PPD file for a given printer/driver combo Synopsisfoomatic-ppdfile [-w] [-d <driver>] -p <printerid> foomatic-ppdfile [-A] [-P pattern] foomatic-ppdfile -h DescriptionThe first form of the foomatic-ppdfile to compute the spooler-independent Foomatic PPD file for any valid printer/driver combo available in the Foomatic database, both for printing with foomatic-rip(1) and for applications/clients being…

foomatic-configure – the main configuration program of the foomatic printing system. Synopsisfoomatic-configure [OPTION]… foomatic-configure -n queuename [ -N description ] [ -L location ] [ -c connect ] [ -d driver ] [ -p printer ] [ –ppd ppdfile ] [ -s spooler ] [ -C [ sourcespooler ] sourcequeue ] [ -o option1=value1 -o … ] [ -q ] foomatic-configure -D -n queuename [ -s spooler ] [ -q ] foomatic-configure -R -n queuename [ -s spooler ] [ -q ] foomatic-configure -Q  [ -s spooler ] [ -n queuename ] [ -r ] foomatic-configure -P  [ -s spooler ] [ -n queuename ] [ -d driver ] [ -p printer ] [ –ppd ppdfile ] [ index ] foomatic-configure -X -p printer | -d driver | -p printer -d driver foomatic-configure -O foomatic-configure -h foomatic-configure –help Descriptionfoomatic-configure is a program to set up and configure print queues for every known spooler (CUPS, LPRng, LPD, GNUlpr,…

foomatic-compiledb – Compile the Foomatic printer/driver database Synopsisfoomatic-compiledb [ -t type ] [ -f ] [ -j n ] [  driver …  ] Descriptionfoomatic-compiledb generates all PPD files or Foomatic combo XML files for all possible printer/driver combos, or only for a selected range of drivers. It generally should not be necessary except for people who want to generate a set of Foomatic data files for distribution. For configuring single…

foomatic-combo-xml – <put a short description here> Synopsisfoomatic-combo-xml [OPTION]… DescriptionThe Foomatic acceleration engine written in C (by Till), it computes printer/driver combo XML files and the printer overview XML file. Exit Statusfoomatic-combo-xml returns ??? AuthorManfred Wassmann <manolo [at] NCC-1701.B.Shuttle.de> for the foomatic project using output from the associated binary. BugsThis manpage needs editing. Please post…

foomatic-cleanupdrivers – Remove driver entries with no command line Synopsis foomatic-cleanupdrivers [DBDIR] DescriptionThe foomatic-cleanupdrivers command removes all driver XML files which have an empty command line. It is not intended to be called directly by the user.

fonttosfnt – Wrap a bitmap font in a sfnt (TrueType) wrapper Synopsisfonttosfnt [ options ] -o file.ttf [ — ] font… DescriptionWrap a bitmap font or a set of bitmap fonts in a sfnt (TrueType or OpenType) wrapper. Options-v Be verbose. -c Do not crop glyphs. This usually increases file size, but may sometimes yield…