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Duplicate Bugs:STR #1989: Add '--help' option to lpr
Status:4 - Pending
Priority:1 - Request for Enhancement, e.g. asking for a feature
Scope:3 - Applies to all machines and operating systems
Subsystem:Multiple
Summary:Implement the --version and --help options in the cups tools
Version: -feature
Created By:stefano
Assigned To:mike
Fix Version:Unassigned
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stefano: 02:28 Sep 06, 2008
 
Most UNIX/commandline users expect to see these options supported, and indeed they are some of the first command they'll try when they are experimenting with a new command.

--help usefulness is obvious, while --version is useful for example for issuing output for showing to others problems.

Implementation should be fairly easy, so this is that type of issue which could be targeted by a "cups-love" task.

Regards.
 
mike: 16:45 Feb 06, 2009
 
Tentatively assigning for CUPS 1.5.
 
mike: 22:36 Apr 01, 2010
 
See STR #1989 for an example patch.
 
mike: 22:31 May 10, 2011
 
We've run out of time to do this for 1.5. Pushing to a future release.