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The Common UNIX Printing System provides a portable printing layer for
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UNIX operating systems. It has been developed by Easy Software Products
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to promote a standard printing solution for all UNIX vendors and users.
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CUPS provides the System V and Berkeley command-line interfaces.
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1999-11-29 03:18:53 +01:00
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CUPS uses the Internet Printing Protocol (IETF-IPP) as the basis for
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managing print jobs and queues. The Line Printer Daemon (LPD, RFC1179)
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and AppSocket protocols are also supported with reduced functionality.
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CUPS adds network printer browsing and PostScript Printer Description
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("PPD")-based printing options to support real world applications under
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UNIX.
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