lprint-modify(1)

lprint-modify1

Modify a printer queue.

Usage

lprint modify -d PRINTER [-o OPTION=VALUE]

lprint modify -u PRINTER-URI [-o OPTION=VALUE]

Overview

This command modifies an existing label printer queue.

Options

The following options are recognized by lprint modify:

-d PRINTER-NAME

Specifies the name of the print queue.

-o OPTION=VALUE

Specifies the default value for the given option name. See lprint-submit(1) for a list of supported options.

-o label-mode-configured=VALUE

Specifies the label printing mode: "applicator", "cutter", "cutter-delayed", "kiosk", "peel-off", "peel-off-prepeel", "rewind", "rfid", or "tear-off".

-o label-tear-offset-configured=NNNin
-o label-tear-offset-configured=NNNmm

Specifies the label tear-off offset in inches ("NNNin") or millimeters ("NNNmm").

-o printer-darkness-configured=NNN

Specifies the base darkness setting for all print jobs as a percentage. 0 represents the lightest printing while 100 represents the darkest printing.

-o printer-geo-location=geo:=LATLON

Specifies the geographic location of the printer as a "geo:" URI.

-o printer-location=LOCATION

Specifies the human-readable location, for example "Rack 42".

-o printer-organization=ORGANIZATION

Specifies the organization name, for example "Acme, Inc.".

-o printer-organizational-unit=UNIT

Specifies the organizational unit, for example "Shipping Department".

-u PRINTER-URI

Specifies an "ipp:" or "ipps:" URI for a remote printer.

Releases

4 releases since Debian 11 (Bullseye); the text changed 3 times.

  1. 11
  2. 12
  3. 13
  4. Arch

-m until Debian 12 (Bookworm); -v until Debian 12 (Bookworm).

From lprint 1.4.0-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.