hp-query

Looks up static HP printer model information from HPLIP's models database

TLDR

Query a single key for a printer by device URI

$ hp-query -d [device-uri] -k [key]

Query all keys for a normalized model name (as used in models.dat)

$ hp-query -m [model-name] -a

Query a key using the raw model name from the device's MDL: field

$ hp-query -r [model-name] -k [key]

Query all keys with a custom separator

$ hp-query -m [model-name] -a -s [tab]

Suppress the trailing line feed on output (useful when scripting)

$ hp-query -m [model-name] -k [key] -x

hp-query looks up static model information for an HP printer from HPLIP's internal models database (models.dat), given a device URI, a normalized HPLIP model name, or a raw MDL: string taken from the printer's IEEE-1284 device ID.It is designed to be called from other programs and installer scripts rather than run interactively, returning one field (-k) or all fields (-a) about a model: supported data types, required plugins, back-end capabilities, and similar metadata used elsewhere in HPLIP.

PARAMETERS

-d device-uri, --device=device-uri

Specify the model by CUPS device URI.

-m model, --model=model

Specify the normalized model name, as used in HPLIP's models.dat.

-r model, --raw=model

Specify the raw model name, taken from the MDL: field of the device's IEEE-1284 device ID.

-k key, --key=key

Key to query (a models.dat field name).

-a, --all

Query all keys instead of a single one.

-s sep, --sep=sep

Separator between values when used with -a: a literal character, or one of tab, newline, cr, lf, crlf.

-x

Suppress the trailing linefeed on output.

-n, --non-interactive

Run without interactive prompts.

-l level, --logging=level

Set logging verbosity: none, info (default), error, warn, or debug.

-g

Run with debug-level logging (equivalent to -l debug).

-h, --help

Display help and exit.

INSTALL

sudo apt install hplip

sudo dnf install hplip

sudo pacman -S hplip

sudo zypper install hplip

nix profile install nixpkgs#hplip

CAVEATS

Part of the HPLIP package. This queries HPLIP's local models database, not the printer directly, so results depend entirely on whether that model is present in models.dat; very new or unlisted models return little or nothing. Resolving a model from -d device-uri still requires the device to be reachable long enough to read its device ID.

HISTORY

hp-query is one of the model-lookup utilities in HPLIP (HP Linux Imaging and Printing), HP's open-source printer/scanner driver suite for Linux.

RESOURCES

Source code · Homepage · Documentation