The
Command Reference Guide
provides the information
needed to maintain and operate the Advanced Printing Software printing system.
The command line interface, or CLI, provides access to all of the Advanced
Printing Software functionality.
With the CLI, you are allowed to function
within the Advanced Printing Software printing system by entering commands
either directly on the command line or through shell scripts.
Audience
This manual provides specific information about the commands that are
used to manage, monitor, and submit print jobs to the Advanced Printing Software.
This guide is intended for administrators, operators, and users of the printing
system.
Organization
This manual consists of the following sections:
Chapter 1 - provides and overview of the command line interface and the syntax that must be adhered to when submitting commands.
Chapters 2 and 3 - describe each command and describe the available options for a command.
Appendix A - describes all of the attributes supported by the printing system.
Appendix B - describes filter operations.
Appendix C - describes the events that can be tracked with the event notification feature of the print system.
Appendix D - describes the output that is produced when using the brief and verbose options when viewing attribute values.
In addition to this manual, the following documents and online help volumes are available to support the use and administration of the print system:
Advanced Printing Software Installation Guide | Describes how to install the Advanced Printing Software subsets. |
Advanced Printing Software System Administration and Operation Guide | Describes how to configure and manage the Advanced Printing Software printing system. |
Advanced Printing Software User Guide | Describes how to submit and monitor print jobs using the Advanced Printing Software command line interface. |
GUI Help Files | Help volumes are accessible from the
pdprintadmin ,
pdprint , and
pdprintinfo
GUI client files. |
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Conventions
This document uses the following typographical and symbol conventions:
%
$
A percent sign represents the C shell system prompt. A dollar sign represents the system prompt for the Bourne, Korn, and POSIX shells.
%
cat
Boldface type in interactive examples indicates typed user input.
Italic (slanted) type indicates variable values, placeholders, and function argument names.
In syntax definitions, brackets indicate items that are optional and braces indicate items that are required. Vertical bars separating items inside brackets or braces indicate that you choose one item from among those listed.
colored
text
In syntax definitions, literal elements are colored green. Variable values, placeholders, and function argument names are colored red. No special colored text is used outside of syntax descriptions.
cat
(1)A cross-reference to a reference page includes the appropriate section
number in parentheses.
For example,
cat
(1)cat
command in Section 1 of the reference pages.