The CUPS PPD compiler reads meta files that contain descriptions
of one or more PPD files to be generated by ppdc. This man
page provides a quick reference to the supported keywords and
should be used in conjuction with the CUPS Driver Development Kit
Developers Manual.
The source file format is plain ASCII text that can be edited
using your favorite text editor. Comments are supported using
the C (/* ... */) and C++ (// ...) comment mechanisms.
Printer driver information can be grouped and shared using
curley braces ({ ... }); PPD files are written when a close
brace or end-of-file is seen and a PCFileName directive has been
defined.
Directives may be placed anywhere on a line and are followed by
one or more values. The following is a list of the available
directives and the values they accept:
