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hp-scan(1)			 User Manuals			    hp-scan(1)

NAME
       hp-scan - Scan Utility

DESCRIPTION
       SANE-based  scan	 utility  for  HPLIP  supported all-in-one/mfp devices
       (EXPERIMENTAL).

SYNOPSIS
       hp-scan [DEVICE_URI|PRINTER_NAME] [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>

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'*,

       Scan mode:
	      -m<mode> or --mode=<mode>. Where <mode> is 'color'*,  'gray'  or
	      'lineart'.

       Scanning resolution:
	      -r<resolution_in_dpi>  or --res=<resolution_in_dpi> or --resolu‐
	      tion=<resolution_in_dpi> where <resolution_in_dpi> is  75,  150,
	      300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800 (300 is default).

       Image resize:
	      --resize=<scale_in_%> (min=1%, max=400%, default=100%)

       Image contrast:
	      --contrast=<contrast>

       ADF mode (EXPERIMENTAL):
	      --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 ('FAX' DEST)
       Fax queue/printer:
	      --fax=<fax_printer_name>

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)

SEE ALSO
AUTHOR
       HPLIP  (Hewlett-Packard	Linux Imaging and Printing) is an HP developed
       solution for printing, scanning, and faxing with HP  inkjet  and	 laser
       based printers in Linux.

REPORTING BUGS
       The  HPLIP  Launchpad.net site https://launchpad.net/hplip is available
       to get help, report bugs, make suggestions, discuss the	HPLIP  project
       or otherwise contact the HPLIP Team.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (c) 2001-9 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.

       This  software  comes  with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.  This is free soft‐
       ware, and you are welcome to distribute it  under  certain  conditions.
       See COPYING file for more details.

Linux				      2.2			    hp-scan(1)

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