lpoptions

display or set printer options and defaults

TLDR

Show default options

$ lpoptions

Show printer options

$ lpoptions -p [printer] -l

Set default printer

$ lpoptions -d [printer]

Set printer option

$ lpoptions -p [printer] -o [option=value]

Remove option

$ lpoptions -p [printer] -r [option]

List options for the default printer

$ lpoptions -l

Remove all options for a printer instance

$ lpoptions -x [printer/instance]

lpoptions displays or sets printer options and defaults. When run with no arguments, it shows the default printer options.User-specific settings are stored in ~/.cups/lpoptions. When run by root, system-wide defaults in /etc/cups/lpoptions are used instead. Options like paper size, media type, and print quality can be configured per printer or per instance.

PARAMETERS

-d destination[/instance]

Set the user default printer to the named destination.

-p destination[/instance]

Set the destination and instance for any options that follow.

-l

List printer-specific options and their current settings.

-o option[=value]

Set a new option for the named destination.

-r option

Remove the specified option from the named destination.

-x destination[/instance]

Remove all options for the named destination and instance.

-E

Enable encryption when communicating with the CUPS server.

-h server[:port]

Connect to the specified server.

INSTALL

sudo apt install cups-client

sudo dnf install cups-client

sudo apk add cups-client

sudo zypper install cups-client

CAVEATS

Options are printer-specific and may vary between devices. System-wide options in /etc/cups/lpoptions require root access. Instances allow defining named sets of options for a single printer.

HISTORY

lpoptions is part of CUPS for configuring default printer options and destinations.