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# ippfind

> Find services registered with a DNS server or available through local devices.
> See also: `ipptool`, `ippeveprinter`.
> More information: <https://openprinting.github.io/cups/doc/man-ippfind.html>.

- List IPP printers registered on the network with their status:

`ippfind {{[-l|--ls]}}`

- Send a specific PostScript document to every PostScript printer on the network:

`ippfind --txt-pdl application/postscript {{[-x|--exec]}} ipptool -f {{path/to/document.ps}} '{}' print-job.test \;`

- Send a PostScript test document to every PostScript printer on the network:

`ippfind --txt-pdl application/postscript {{[-x|--exec]}} ipptool -f onepage-letter.ps '{}' print-job.test \;`

- Send a PostScript test document to every PostScript printer on the network, whose name matches a `regex`:

`ippfind --txt-pdl application/postscript {{[-h|--host]}} {{regex}} {{[-x|--exec]}} ipptool -f onepage-letter.ps '{}' print-job.test \;`
