# CUPS Banner File Format

## Introduction

This specification describes the CUPS banner file format (application/vnd.cups-banner) which is used to generate print job cover pages and the CUPS test page. The format itself consists of a header followed by lines of UTF-8 text containing comments or keywords and values:

    #CUPS-BANNER

    # What to show on the cover page
    Show job-id job-name job-originating-user-name time-at-creation

    # The header and footer text
    Header Cover Page
    Footer Cover Page

    # Arbitrary "notice" text
    Notice All work and no play makes Johnny a dull boy.
    Notice All work and no play makes Johnny a dull boy.
    Notice All work and no play makes Johnny a dull boy.
    Notice All work and no play makes Johnny a dull boy.

    # Images to place below the rest
    Image /usr/local/share/company-logo.png
    Image /usr/share/doc/cups/images/smiley.jpg

## Standard Keywords

### Footer

Footer text for footer

The `Footer` key defines the text that is centered at the bottom of the page. Only one `Footer` key can be specified.

### Header

Header text for Header

The `Header` key defines the text that is centered at the top of the page. Only one `Header` key can be specified.

### Image

Image /path/to/image/filename
Image relative/path/in/DocumentRoot/filename

The `Image` key defines images that are centered above the footer text. Multiple images are centered as a group from left to right. Images are scaled as needed to fit on the page with a nominal size of 1"/25cm.

### Notice

Notice Text to display below the job information.
Notice More text to display below the job information.

The `Notice` key defines lines of text that are centered below the job information.

### Show

Show value value ... value

The `Show` key lists the job information that is shown. The following values are supported:

- `imageable-area`: The imageable area of the current page size
- `job-billing`: Billing information for the job
- `job-id`: The job ID
- `job-name`: The title of the job
- `job-originating-host-name`: The computer that printed the job
- `job-originating-user-name`: The user that printed the job
- `job-uuid`: The job UUID
- `options`: The options that were provided with the job
- `paper-name`: The name of the paper size used
- `paper-size`: The dimensions of the paper size used.
- `printer-driver-name`: The printer driver used
- `printer-driver-version`: The driver version
- `printer-info`: The printer description
- `printer-location`: The location of the printer
- `printer-make-and-model`: The make and model strings reported by the printer driver
- `printer-name`: The printer used
- `time-at-creation`: When the job was submitted
- `time-at-processing`: The current date and time