Command-line tool

cups

brew/cups

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Common UNIX Printing System

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install cups

Linux

brew install cups

Run the server with a specific service name

ippeveprinter "service_name"

Load printer attributes from a PPD file

ippeveprinter -P path/to/file.ppd "service_name"

Run the `file` command whenever a job is sent to the server

ippeveprinter -c /usr/bin/file "service_name"

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