LPGET(8) Maintenance Commands and Procedures LPGET(8)
lpget - get printing configuration
lpget [-k key] [destination... | list]
The lpget utility reads printing configuration information from the
configuration databases in $HOME/.printers, /etc/printers.conf, and
printers.conf.byname. This information, called a configuration
report, is displayed to the standard output. See printers(5) and
printers.conf(5) for information about the printer configuration
databases.
lpget displays a configuration report for all keys for the specified
destination or destinations by default. Use the -k option to display
a configuration report for specific keys. Use the list operand to
display a configuration report for all configured destinations.
The following option is supported:
-k key
Displays a configuration report for key. See
printers.conf(5) for information about specifying key.
The following operands are supported:
destination
Displays a configuration report for destination.
Destination can be either a printer of a class of
printers. See lpadmin(8). Specify destination using
atomic or POSIX-style (server:destination) names. See
printers.conf(5) for information regarding the naming
conventions for atomic names and standards(7) for
information concerning POSIX.
list
Displays a configuration report for all configured
destinations.
The following example displays a configuration report for the
bsdaddr key for printer catalpa.
example% lpget -k bsdaddr catalpa
Destinations
The following example displays a configuration report for all keys
for all configured destinations.
example% lpget list
The following exit values are returned:
0
Successful completion.
non-zero
An error occurred.
/etc/printers.conf
System printer configuration database.
$HOME/.printers
User-configurable printer database.
printers.conf.byname
NIS version of /etc/printers.conf.
See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+----------------+-----------------+
|ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+----------------+-----------------+
|Stability Level | Stable |
+----------------+-----------------+
ldap(1), lp(1), lpstat(1), lpc(1B), lpq(1B), lpr(1B), printers(5),
printers.conf(5), attributes(7), standards(7), lpadmin(8), lpset(8)
Be mindful of the following if the LDAP database is used as the name
service. If the ldapclient(8) server is a replica LDAP server, LDAP
printer database updates may not appear immediately, as the replica
server may not not have been updated by the master server and can be
out of sync. For example, a printer that you deleted by using
lpset(8) may still appear in the printer list you display with lpget
until the replica is updated from the master. Replica servers vary as
to how often they are updated from the master. Refer to the for
more information on LDAP replication.
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NAME
lpget - get printing configuration
SYNOPSIS
lpget [-k key] [destination... | list]
DESCRIPTION
The lpget utility reads printing configuration information from the
configuration databases in $HOME/.printers, /etc/printers.conf, and
printers.conf.byname. This information, called a configuration
report, is displayed to the standard output. See printers(5) and
printers.conf(5) for information about the printer configuration
databases.
lpget displays a configuration report for all keys for the specified
destination or destinations by default. Use the -k option to display
a configuration report for specific keys. Use the list operand to
display a configuration report for all configured destinations.
OPTIONS
The following option is supported:
-k key
Displays a configuration report for key. See
printers.conf(5) for information about specifying key.
OPERANDS
The following operands are supported:
destination
Displays a configuration report for destination.
Destination can be either a printer of a class of
printers. See lpadmin(8). Specify destination using
atomic or POSIX-style (server:destination) names. See
printers.conf(5) for information regarding the naming
conventions for atomic names and standards(7) for
information concerning POSIX.
list
Displays a configuration report for all configured
destinations.
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Displaying a Configuration Report for the bsdaddr Key
The following example displays a configuration report for the
bsdaddr key for printer catalpa.
example% lpget -k bsdaddr catalpa
Example 2: A Configuration Report for all Keys for all Configured
Destinations
The following example displays a configuration report for all keys
for all configured destinations.
example% lpget list
EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned:
0
Successful completion.
non-zero
An error occurred.
FILES
/etc/printers.conf
System printer configuration database.
$HOME/.printers
User-configurable printer database.
printers.conf.byname
NIS version of /etc/printers.conf.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+----------------+-----------------+
|ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+----------------+-----------------+
|Stability Level | Stable |
+----------------+-----------------+
SEE ALSO
ldap(1), lp(1), lpstat(1), lpc(1B), lpq(1B), lpr(1B), printers(5),
printers.conf(5), attributes(7), standards(7), lpadmin(8), lpset(8)
NOTES
Be mindful of the following if the LDAP database is used as the name
service. If the ldapclient(8) server is a replica LDAP server, LDAP
printer database updates may not appear immediately, as the replica
server may not not have been updated by the master server and can be
out of sync. For example, a printer that you deleted by using
lpset(8) may still appear in the printer list you display with lpget
until the replica is updated from the master. Replica servers vary as
to how often they are updated from the master. Refer to the for
more information on LDAP replication.
February 25, 2017 LPGET(8)