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.TH "MTINKD" "8" "Nov 17, 2006" "[FIXME: source]" "[FIXME: manual]"
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.SH "NAME"
mtinkd \- daemon to control your EPSON printer
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fBmtinkd\fR\ 'u
\fBmtinkd\fR [\-dev\ \fIdevice_file\fR] [\-name\ \fImodel\fR] [\-usbbase\ \fIpattern_device_file\fR] [\-nodaemaon] [\-model\ \fImodel_name\fR] [\-debug] [[start] | [stop] | [status]]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
This manual page documents briefly the
\fBmtinkd\fR
command\&.
.PP
This manual page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution because the original program does not have a manual page\&.
.PP
\fBmtinkd\fR
is a status monitor for EPSON ink jet printer
.PP
It permits one to watch the remaining ink while printing\&.
.PP
As it keeps
/dev/lp*
open, you have to change your printing parameter to link the printer to
/var/run/mtink/printer
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
These programs follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (`\-\*(Aq)\&. A summary of options is included below\&.
.PP
Options for
\fBmtinkd\fR
.PP
\fB\-dev \fR\fB\fIdevice_file\fR\fR
.RS 4
This option is mandatory and is also used in order to get the status or to stop a running server\&. Device file is the name of the character device on which the printer is attached (/dev/lp0,
/dev/usb/lp0,
/dev/ecpp0)\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-nodaemon\fR
.RS 4
This option is for test purpose, without this option mtink start in the background\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-name \fR\fB\fImodel\fR\fR
.RS 4
If the printer don\*(Aqt return it identity you may tell which printer is attached\&. The name is derived from the official name and space characters are to be replaced by the "_" character\&. This will be the case for the Stylus Scan 2500 (model name is Scan_2500)\&.
.sp
This option may also be useful for multifunction device as the Stylus Photo 895 under Linux\&. If the printer is powered off and then on, the usb kernel will not detect the printer properly and mtinkd must be at least stopped and started again\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-model \fR\fB\fImodel_name\fR\fR
.RS 4
The name of the named pipe will be set according to this name\&. If the \-model option is not given, mtinkd will terminate if the identification returned don\*(Aqt comply with passed name\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-usbbase\fR
.RS 4
This option requires a special system call which is only implemented into newer kernels\&.
.sp
The \-type name option is required !
.sp
path and device file base may be /usr/usblp or /usr/usb/lp\&. All device files matching whith the passed name will be scanned for the wanted printer, the device file will then be used later\&.
.sp
If the kernel don\*(Aqt support the special call, scanning will fail and if the \-dev device_file option was given, the given device file name will then be used\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBstart\fR
.RS 4
The server will be started\&. start may be ommited\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBstop\fR
.RS 4
An running server will be stopped\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBstatus\fR
.RS 4
This allow to ask if a server is running\&.
.RE
.SH "LICENSE"
.PP
This manual page was written by
Sylvain Le Gall
<gildor@debian\&.org>
for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others)\&. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the
GNU
Lesser General Public License, Version 2\&.1 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; considering as source code all the file that enable the production of this manpage\&.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
/usr/share/doc/mtink/html/index\&.html
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
\fBSylvain Le Gall\fR <\&gildor@debian\&.org\&>
.RS 4
Author.
.RE
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
.br
Copyright \(co 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Sylvain Le Gall
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