piopredef Command

Purpose

Creates a predefined printer data-stream definition.

Syntax

piopredef [ -r ] -d QueueDeviceName -q PrintQueueName -s DataStreamType -t PrinterType

Description

The piopredef command creates a predefined printer data-stream definition from a virtual printer definition. It can be thought of as the inverse of the mkvirprt command, which is displayed with the chvirprt command, and then specified with the piopredef command to create a predefined definition for the unsupported printer.

The new predefined printer definition can then be specified with a mkvirprt command to generate extra virtual printers for the unsupported printer type on the same computer, or transported to other computers and used there.

Flags

Table 1. Flags
Item	Description
-d `QueueDeviceName`	Specifies with the `QueueDeviceName` variable the spooler of the customized virtual printer definition to be used to create the predefined printer definition.
-q `PrintQueueName`	Specifies with the `PrintQueueName` variable the spooler of the virtual printer definition to be used to create the predefined printer definition.
-r	Specifies that if the -s flag and the -t flag specify a predefined printer definition that exists, the existing one must be replaced.
-s `DataStreamType`	Specifies with the `DataStreamType` variable the printer for the predefined printer definition to be created. Example data stream types are: `asc` IBM extended ASCII `gl` Hewlett-Packard GL `pcl` Hewlett-Packard PCL `ps` PostScript `630` Diablo 630 `855` Texas Instruments 855.
-t `PrinterType`	Specifies the printer type for the predefined printer definition to be created. Examples of existing printer types are: 4201-3, hplj-2, ti2115, and so on.

Note: If no flags are specified, the command syntax is displayed.

Example

To create a new predefined printer definition from an existing virtual printer definition for the virtual printer, enter:

piopredef -d mypro -q proq -s asc -t 9234-2

The attributes for the virtual printer assigned to the mypro queue device on the proq print queue are copied to create a new predefined printer definition for the 9234-2 printer (asc data stream).

Files

Table 2. Files
Item	Description
/etc/piopredef	Contains the piopredef command.
/usr/lpd/pio/predef/*	Predefined printer data stream attribute files. File names are in the format: `PrinterType.DataStreamType`.
/var/spool/lpd/pio/@local/custom/*	Customized virtual printer attribute files. File names are in the format: `PrintQueueName:QueueDeviceName`.