hp-probe(1) User Manuals hp-probe(1)
NAME
hp-probe - Printer Discovery Utility
DESCRIPTION
Discover HPLIP supported USB, parallel, and network attached printers.
SYNOPSIS
hp-probe [OPTIONS]
OPTIONS
Bus to probe:
-b<bus> or --bus=<bus> <bus>: cups, usb*, net, bt, fw, par (*de-
fault) (Note: bt and fw not supported in this release.)
Set Time to Live (TTL):
-t<ttl> or --ttl=<ttl> (Default is 4).
Set timeout:
-o<timeout in secs.> or --timeout=<timeout is secs.>
Filter by functionality:
-e<filter list> or --filter=<filter list> <filter list>: comma
separated list of one or more of: scan, pcard, fax, copy, or
none*. (*none is the default)
Search:
-s<search re> or --search=<search re> <search re> must be a
valid regular expression (not case sensitive)
Network discovery method:
-m<method> or --method=<method>: <method> is 'slp'* or 'mdns'.
Set the logging level:
-l<level> or --logging=<level> <level>: none, info*, error,
warn, debug (*default)
Run in debug mode:
-g (same as option: -ldebug)
This help information:
-h or --help
EXAMPLES
Find all devices on the network:
hp-probe -bnet
Find all devices on USB that support scanning:
hp-probe -busb -escan
Find all networked devices that contain the name 'lnx' and that support
photo cards or scanning:
hp-probe -bnet -slnx -escan,pcard
Find all devices that have queues installed in CUPS:
hp-probe -bcups
Find all devices on the USB bus:
hp-probe
AUTHOR
HPLIP (HP Linux Imaging and Printing) is an HP developed solution for
printing, scanning, and faxing with HP inkjet and laser based printers
in Linux.
REPORTING BUGS
The HPLIP Launchpad.net site https://launchpad.net/hplip is available
to get help, report bugs, make suggestions, discuss the HPLIP project
or otherwise contact the HPLIP Team.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 2001-18 HP Development Company, L.P.
This software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. This is free soft-
ware, and you are welcome to distribute it under certain conditions.
See COPYING file for more details.
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