# ipptool(1)

## Name

ipptool - perform internet printing protocol requests

## Synopsis

ipptool [ --help ] [ --ippserver filename ] [ --stop-after-include-error ] [ --version ] [ -4 ] [ -6 ] [ -C ] [ -E ] [ -I ] [ -L ] [ -P filename.plist ] [ -S ] [ -T seconds ] [ -V version ] [ -X ] [ -c ] [ -d name=value ] [ -f filename ] [ -h ] [ -i seconds ] [ -j ] [ -n repeat-count ] [ -q ] [ -t ] [ -v] printer-uri testfile [ ... testfile ]

## Description

ipptool sends IPP requests to the specified printer-uri and tests and/or displays the results. Each named testfile defines one or more requests, including the expected response status, attributes, and values. Output is either a plain text, formatted text, CSV, or XML report on the standard output, with a non-zero exit status indicating that one or more tests have failed. The testfile format is described in ipptoolfile(5).

## Options

The following options are recognized by ipptool:

--help
  Shows program help.
--ippserver filename
  Specifies that the test results should be written to the named ippserver attributes file.
--stop-after-include-error
  Tells ipptool to stop if an error occurs in an included file. Normally ipptool will continue with subsequent tests after the INCLUDE directive.
--version
  Shows the version of ipptool being used.
-4
  Specifies that ipptool must connect to the printer or server using IPv4.
-6
  Specifies that ipptool must connect to the printer or server using IPv6.
-C
  Specifies that requests should be sent using the HTTP/1.1 "Transfer-Encoding: chunked" header, which is required for conformance by all versions of IPP. The default is to use "Transfer-Encoding: chunked" for requests with attached files and "Content-Length:" for requests without attached files.
-E
  Forces TLS encryption when connecting to the server using the HTTP "Upgrade" header.
-I
  Specifies that ipptool will continue past errors.
-L
  Specifies that requests should be sent using the HTTP/1.0 "Content-Length:" header, which is required for conformance by all versions of IPP. The default is to use "Transfer-Encoding: chunked" for requests with attached files and "Content-Length:" for requests without attached files.
-P filename.plist
  Specifies that the test results should be written to the named XML (Apple plist) file in addition to the regular test report (-t). This option is incompatible with the -i (interval) and -n (repeat-count) options.
-S
  Forces (dedicated) TLS encryption when connecting to the server.
-T seconds
  Specifies a timeout for IPP requests in seconds.
-V version
  Specifies the default IPP version to use: 1.0, 1.1, 2.0, 2.1, or 2.2. If not specified, version 1.1 is used.
-X
  Specifies that XML (Apple plist) output is desired instead of the plain text report. This option is incompatible with the -i (interval) and -n (repeat-count) options.
-c
  Specifies that CSV (comma-separated values) output is desired instead of the plain text output.
-d name=value
  Defines the named variable.
-f filename
  Defines the default request filename for tests.
-h
  Validate HTTP response headers.
-i seconds
  Specifies that the (last) testfile should be repeated at the specified interval. This option is incompatible with the -X (XML plist output) option.
-j
  Specifies that ipptool will produce JSON output.
-l
  Specifies that plain text output is desired.
-n repeat-count
  Specifies that the (last) testfile should be repeated the specified number of times. This option is incompatible with the -X (XML plist output) option.
-q
  Be quiet and produce no output.
-t
  Specifies that CUPS test report output is desired instead of the plain text output.
-v
  Specifies that all request and response attributes should be output in CUPS test mode (-t). This is the default for XML output.

## Exit Status

The ipptool program returns 0 if all tests were successful and 1 otherwise.

## Files

The following standard files are available:

        color.jpg
        create-printer-subscription.test
        document-a4.pdf
        document-a4.ps
        document-letter.pdf
        document-letter.ps
        get-completed-jobs.test
        get-jobs.test
        get-notifications.test
        get-printer-attributes.test
        get-subscriptions.test
        gray.jpg
        ipp-1.1.test
        ipp-2.0.test
        ipp-2.1.test
        ipp-2.2.test
        ipp-everywhere.test
        onepage-a4.pdf
        onepage-a4.ps
        onepage-letter.pdf
        onepage-letter.ps
        print-job.test
        print-job-deflate.test
        print-job-gzip.test
        testfile.jpg
        testfile.pcl
        testfile.pdf
        testfile.ps
        testfile.txt
        validate-job.test

## Conforming To

The ipptool program is unique to CUPS and conforms to the Internet Printing Protocol up to version 2.2.

## Examples

Get a list of completed jobs for "myprinter":

        ipptool ipp://localhost/printers/myprinter get-completed-jobs.test

Send email notifications to "user@example.com" when "myprinter" changes:

        ipptool -d recipient=mailto:user@example.com \
            ipp://localhost/printers/myprinter create-printer-subscription.test

## See Also

ipptoolfile(5), IANA IPP Registry (https://www.iana.org/assignments/ipp-registrations), PWG Internet Printing Protocol Workgroup (https://www.pwg.org/ipp) RFC 8011 (https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc8011),

## Copyright

Copyright © 2021-2023 by OpenPrinting.