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Home > Technical Documentation > Man Pages > hp-sendfax

hp-sendfax: PC Sendfax Utility (ver. 7.2)

Allows for sending faxes from the PC using HPLIP supported multifunction printers.

Usage: hp-sendfax [PRINTER|DEVICE-URI] [OPTIONS] [MODE] [FILES]

[PRINTER|DEVICE-URI] (See Notes)

To specify a fax-URI: -d<device-uri> or --device=<device-uri>
To specify a CUPS fax: --fax=<fax>

[MODE]

Enter graphical UI mode: -u or --gui (Default)
Run in non-interactive mode (batch mode): -n or --non-interactive

[OPTIONS]

Specify the fax number(s): -f<number(s)> or --faxnum=<number(s)> (-n only)
Specify the recipient(s): -r<recipient(s)> or --recipient=<recipient(s)> (-n only)
Specify the groups(s): -g<group(s)> or --group=<group(s)> (-n only)
Bus to probe (if device not specified): -b<bus> or --bus=<bus>
  <bus>: cups*, usb*, net, bt, fw, par* (*defaults) (Note: bt and fw not supported in this release.)
Set the logging level: -l<level> or --logging=<level>
  <level>: none, info*, error, warn, debug (*default)
Run in debug mode: --gg (same as option: -ldebug)
Set the language: -q <lang> or --lang=<lang>. Use -q? or --lang=? to see a list of available language codes.
This help information: -h or --help

[FILES]

A list of files to add to the fax job. (Required for -n, optional for -u)

Notes:

  1. If device or printer is not specified, the local device bus is probed and the program enters interactive mode.
  1. If --fax=* is specified, the default CUPS fax (printer queue) will be used.
  1. Coversheets are not supported in non-interactive mode (-n)
  1. Fax numbers and/or recipients should be listed in comma separated lists (-n only).

See Also:

hp-fab  

Page last updated: Fri Feb 8 18:07:21 2008; HPLIP Version: 2.8.2

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