SANE-based scan utility for HPLIP supported all-in-one/mfp devices.
Usage: hp-scan [DEVICE_URI|PRINTER_NAME] [MODE] [OPTIONS]
[PRINTER|DEVICE-URI]
| To specify a device-URI: | -d<device-uri> or --device=<device-uri> |
| To specify a CUPS printer: | -p<printer> or --printer=<printer> |
[MODE]
| Run in interactive mode: | -i or --interactive |
[OPTIONS]
| Set the logging level: | -l<level> or --logging=<level> |
| <level>: none, info*, error, warn, debug (*default) | |
| Run in debug mode: | -g (same as option: -ldebug) |
| This help information: | -h or --help |
[OPTIONS] (General)
| Scan destinations: | -s<dest_list> or --dest=<dest_list> |
| where <dest_list> is a comma separated list containing one or more of: 'file'*, | |
| 'viewer', 'editor', 'pdf', or 'print'. Use only commas between values, no spaces. | |
| Scan mode: | -m<mode> or --mode=<mode>. Where <mode> is 'gray'*, 'color' or 'lineart'. |
| Scanning resolution: | -r<resolution_in_dpi> or --res=<resolution_in_dpi> or --resolution=<resolution_in_dpi> |
| where 300 is default. | |
| Image resize: | --resize=<scale_in_%> (min=1%, max=400%, default=100%) |
| Image contrast: | --contrast=<contrast> |
| ADF mode: | --adf (Note, only PDF output is supported when using the ADF) |
[OPTIONS] (Scan area)
| Specify the units for area/box measurements: | -t<units> or --units=<units> |
| where <units> is 'mm'*, 'cm', 'in', 'px', or 'pt' ('mm' is default). | |
| Scan area: | -a<tlx>,<tly>,<brx>,<bry> or --area=<tlx>,<tly>,<brx>,<bry> |
| Coordinates are relative to the upper left corner of the scan area. | |
| Units for tlx, tly, brx, and bry are specified by -t/--units (default is 'mm'). | |
| Use only commas between values, no spaces. | |
| Scan box: | --box=<tlx>,<tly>,<width>,<height> |
| tlx and tly coordinates are relative to the upper left corner of the scan area. | |
| Units for tlx, tly, width, and height are specified by -t/--units (default is 'mm'). | |
| Use only commas between values, no spaces. | |
| Top left x of the scan area: | --tlx=<tlx> |
| Coordinates are relative to the upper left corner of the scan area. | |
| Units are specified by -t/--units (default is 'mm'). | |
| Top left y of the scan area: | --tly=<tly> |
| Coordinates are relative to the upper left corner of the scan area. | |
| Units are specified by -t/--units (default is 'mm'). | |
| Bottom right x of the scan area: | --brx=<brx> |
| Coordinates are relative to the upper left corner of the scan area. | |
| Units are specified by -t/--units (default is 'mm'). | |
| Bottom right y of the scan area: | --bry=<bry> |
| Coordinates are relative to the upper left corner of the scan area. | |
| Units are specified by -t/--units (default is 'mm'). | |
| Specify the scan area based on a paper size: | --size=<paper size name> |
| where <paper size name> is one of: 5x7, photo, a2_env, b4, b5, 3x5, 4x6, higaki, flsa, c6_env, legal, no_10_env, exec, a3, a5, a4, letter, a6, super_b, oufufu-hagaki, dl_env, japan_env_4, japan_env_3 |
[OPTIONS] ('file' dest)
| Filename for 'file' destination: | -o<file> or -f<file> or --file=<file> or --output=<file> |
[OPTIONS] ('pdf' dest)
| PDF viewer application: | --pdf=<pdf_viewer> |
[OPTIONS] ('viewer' dest)
| Image viewer application: | -v<viewer> or --viewer=<viewer> |
[OPTIONS] ('editor' dest)
| Image editor application: | -e<editor> or --editor=<editor> |
[OPTIONS] ('email' dest)
| From: address for 'email' dest: | --email-from=<email_from_address> (required for 'email' dest.) |
| To: address for 'email' dest: | --email-to=<email__to_address> (required for 'email' dest.) |
| Email subject for 'email' dest: | --email-subject="<subject>" or --subject="<subject>" |
| Use double quotes (") around the subject if it contains space characters. | |
| Note or message for the 'email' dest: | --email-msg="<msg>" or --email-note="<note>" |
| Use double quotes (") around the note/message if it contains space characters. |
[OPTIONS] ('printer' dest)
| Printer queue/printer: | --printer=<printer_name> |
[OPTIONS] (advanced)
| Set the scanner compression mode: | -x<mode> or --compression=<mode>, <mode>='raw', 'none' or 'jpeg' ('jpeg' is default) ('raw' and 'none' are equivalent) |
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