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+#!/usr/bin/perl
+## Add printer script for samba, APW, and cups
+## Copyright (C) Jeff Hardy <hardyjm@potsdam.edu> 2004
+##
+## This program is free software; you can redistribute it
+## and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General
+## Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation;
+## ither version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any
+## later version.
+##
+## This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+## but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+## MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+## GNU General Public License for more details.
+##
+## You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
+## License along with this program; if not, write to the Free
+## Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139,
+## USA.
+
+@argv = @ARGV;
+
+# take in args
+my $lpname=shift(@argv); # printer name
+my $shname=shift(@argv); # share name -> used for CUPS queue name
+my $portname=shift(@argv); # port name
+my $drivername=shift(@argv); # driver name -> used for CUPS description
+my $location=shift(@argv); # location -> used for CUPS device URI
+my $win9x=shift(@argv); # win9x location
+
+#check for location syntax
+#if no protocol specified...
+if ($location !~ m#:/#){
+ #assume an lpd printer
+ $location = "lpd://".$location;
+}
+#else, simply pass the URI on to the lpadmin command
+
+#run the cups lpadmin command to add the printer
+system("/usr/sbin/lpadmin -p $shname -D \"$drivername\" -E -v $location");
+