How to create a custom back end, filter, or interface script for CUPS

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Issue

  • We want to migrate an IBM AIX server to Red Hat Enterprise Linux. On the AIX server we have a custom back-end configured on an LPD queue. How can we configure the same thing on Linux?
  • I am missing the banner page for each job. This is a textonly printer, so I need to re-write the textonly filter to add the banner page. How do I do this?
  • How do I incorporate a gs command into an interface script?

Environment

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 & 7

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