ipptransform(1)

NAME
ipptransform - convert document data to alternate formats

SYNOPSIS
ipptransform [ --help ] [ -d device-uri ] [ -i input/format ] [ -m output/format ] [ -o name=value [... name=value] ] [ -r resolution[,...,resolution] ] [ -s {flipped|manual-tumble|normal|rotated} ] [ -t type[,...,type] ] [ -v ] filename

DESCRIPTION
ipptransform converts the input file into the output format and optionally sends the output to a network printer. ipptransform is normally run by ippserver(1) to convert document data for printing.

OPTIONS
The following options are recognized by ipptransform:

--help
    Shows program help.

-d device-uri
    Specifies an output device as a URI. Currently only the "ipp", "ipps", and "socket" URI schemes are supported, for example "socket://10.0.1.42" to send print data to an AppSocket printer at IP address 10.0.1.42.

-i input/format
    Specifies the MIME media type of the input file. Currently the "application/pdf" (PDF) and "image/jpeg" (JPEG) MIME media types are supported.

-m output/format
    Specifies the MIME media type of the output file. Current the "application/vnd.hp-pcl" (HP PCL) and "image/pwg-raster" (PWG Raster) MIME media types are supported.

-o "name=value[...name=value]"
    Specifies one or more named options for the conversion. Currently the "copies", "media", "media-col", "page-ranges", "print-color-mode", "print-quality", "printer-resolution", and "sides" options are supported. See the NAMED OPTIONS section for more information.

-r resolution[,...,resolution]
    Specifies the supported resolutions. Resolutions are of the form "NNNdpi" or "NNNxNNNdpi", for example "300dpi" or "600x300dpi". HP PCL output only supports resolutions of "300dpi" and "600dpi".

-s {flipped|manual-tumble|normal|rotated}
    Specifies the coordinate system for the back side of duplex sheets.

-t type[,...,type]
    Specifies the output color spaces and bit depths, separated by commas. Currently only the "sgray_8" (8-bit grayscale with 2.2 gamma), "sgray_1" (1-bit grayscale), "black_1" (1-bit black), and "srgb_8" (8-bit sRGB color) color spaces and bit depths are supported.

-v  Increases the verbosity for any diagnostics.

NAMED OPTIONS
The following named options are supported:

copies
    Specifies the number of copies to produce.

media
    Specifies the media size as a PWG standardized media size name. For example, US Letter (8.5x11in) is "na_letter_8.5x11in" and ISO A4 is "iso_a4_210x297mm".

media-col
    Specifies the media size as a collection. Both the "media-size" and "media-size-name" members can be used to specify the size. For example, both "media-col={media-size={x-dimension=21000 y-dimension=29700}}" and "media-col={media-size-name=iso_a4_210x297mm}" specify ISO A4 media.

page-ranges
    Selects a single range of pages to print. For example, the value "5-12" selects pages 5 through 12.

print-color-mode
    Specifies the color mode as "auto" (automatic), "monochrome" (grayscale), or "color".

print-quality
    Specifies the print quality with value 3 (draft), 4 (normal), or 5 (high/best).

print-scaling
    Specifies the scaling to use when converting image files. The values "auto", "fit", and "fill" are supported.

printer-resolution
    Specifies the print resolution using one of the supported print resolutions.

sides
    Specifies whether to do 1-sided printing ("one-sided") or 2-sided printing ("two-sided-long-edge" for portrait and "two-sided-short-edge" for landscape).

DIAGNOSTICS
ipptransform sends all messages to the standard error. Each message is prefixed with "ERROR", "INFO", or "DEBUG" depending on the level of verbosity.

EXIT STATUS
The ipptransform program returns 0 if the input file is converted successfully and 1 otherwise.

ENVIRONMENT
ipptransform recognizes the following environment variables:

CONTENT_TYPE
    Specifies the MIME media type of the input file.

DEVICE_URI
    Specifies the output device as a URI.

DOCUMENT_NAME
    Specifies the title of the input file.

IPP_xxx
    Specifies the value of the "xxx" Job Template attribute, where "xxx" is converted to uppercase. For example, the "media" Job Template attribute is stored as the "IPP_MEDIA" environment variable.

OUTPUT_TYPE
    Specifies the MIME media type of the output file.

PRINTER_xxx_DEFAULT
    Specifies the default value of the corresponding "xxx-default" Printer Description attribute, where "xxx" is converted to uppercase. For example, the "media-default" Printer Description attribute is stored as the "PRINTER_MEDIA_DEFAULT" environment variable.

PWG_RASTER_DOCUMENT_RESOLUTION_SUPPORTED
    Lists the supported output resolutions.

PWG_RASTER_DOCUMENT_SHEET_BACK
    Specifies the coordinate system of the back side of duplex sheets.

PWG_RASTER_DOCUMENT_TYPE_SUPPORTED
    Lists the supported output color spaces and bit depths.

SERVER_LOGLEVEL
    Specifies the log level (verbosity) as "error", "info", or "debug".

EXAMPLES
Print a PDF file to a PCL printer at 10.0.1.42:
    ipptransform -d socket://10.0.1.42 -m application/vnd.hp-pcl \
        filename.pdf

Print a PDF file to an IPP Everywhere printer at 10.0.1.42:
    ipptransform -d ipp://10.0.1.42/ipp/print -m image/pwg-raster \
        filename.pdf

Convert a JPEG file to sRGB PWG Raster at 600dpi:
    ipptransform -m image/pwg-raster -r 600dpi -t sgray_8,srgb_8 \
        filename.jpg >filename.ras

COPYRIGHT
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