CUPS (Common Unix Printing System)

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Pearson Education, Aug 28, 2001 - Computers - 648 pages

The Common UNIX Printing System is quickly becoming the standard printing solution for Linux. This book provides you with detailed instructions on using, administering, and programming for the Common UNIX Printing System. In addition to the CUPS software, this book includes information and online downloads of many popular add-ons to CUPS that provide enhanced graphical interfaces and printer drivers.

 

Contents

Introduction
The History of Printing in Unix
Using CUPS
Setting Up Printers and Classes
Printing with CUPS
Server Configuration
The Internet Printing Protocol
Printer Objects
Sending IPP Requests Using CUPS
Writing File Filters for CUPS
Writing Printer Drivers for CUPS
Writing Backends for CUPS
Writing Notifiers for CUPS
Appendices
A Configuration File Directives
Networking

Job Objects
Subscription Objects
CUPS Extensions to
Programming with CUPS
Overview of CUPS Programming
Using CUPS API Functions
B IPP Reference C CUPS Constants
CUPS Structures
E CUPS Functions
F Common UNIX Printing System License Agreement
Index
Copyright

Common terms and phrases

Arguments Returns attribute lists attribute provides attribute specifies attributes-charset charset attributes-natural-language naturalLanguage authentication autoconf available printers backend big-endian bytes CFLAGS client command command-line configuration files const char copies CUPS API CUPS provides CUPS server cups_dest_t default printer default value defines Description DeskJet destination dests device URI directive distribution document Easy Software Products encryption environment variable error filename ENTER lpr filter following attributes header file http_t include cups/cups.h install integer interface Internet Printing Protocol IPP object IPP request IPP response ipp_t IRIX job object job-id keyword License Linux Location lpoptions Makefile NULL num_dests num_options num_printers openssl operation group output password port PostScript PostScript Printer Description prettyprint print files print job printer drivers printer object printer options printer or class printer-uri uri printf printing system requesting-user-name name Returns A pointer source code string subscription objects Table Unix username

About the author (2001)

Michael Sweet is co-owner of Easy Software Products, a small software firm specializing in Internet and printing technologies. He first started using a computer terminal at the age of 6 and sold his first program at age 12. Michael's obsession with printing and graphics led him to develop image printing software for dot-matrix and later inkjet printers. After graduating with a bachelor's degree in computer science from the SUNY Institute of Technology in Utica/Rome, he moved to Maryland to pursue a career in real-time computer graphics for the Navy. After a few years working for the Navy, he again began writing printer drivers. He released a freeware program called "topcl", and then went on to found Easy Software Products and develop the highly successful ESP Print software. In 1997 he began work on the Common UNIX Printing System, and in 1999, his company released CUPS under the GNU GPL and ESP Print Pro as a commercial product. Aside from writing printer drivers, Michael is also author or co-author of several books, including Serial Programming Guide for POSIX Operating Systems and OpenGL Superbible.

Bibliographic information

TitleCUPS (Common Unix Printing System)
Sams White Book
AuthorMichael Sweet.
PublisherPearson Education, 2001
ISBN0768686660, 9780768686661
Length648 pages
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