defines one or more requests, including the expected response status, attributes, and values.
Output is either a plain text, formatted text, CSV, or XML report on the standard output, with a non-zero exit status indicating that one or more tests have failed.
The
.Itestfile
format is described in
.BRipptoolfile(5).
.SHOPTIONS
The following options are recognized by
.Bipptool:
.TP5
.B\-\-help
Shows program help.
.TP5
\fB\-\-ippserver \fIfilename\fR
Specifies that the test results should be written to the named
.Bippserver
attributes file.
.TP5
.B\-\-stop-after-include-error
Tells
.Bipptool
to stop if an error occurs in an included file. Normally
.Bipptool
will continue with subsequent tests after the INCLUDE directive.
.TP5
.B\-\-version
Shows the version of
.Bipptool
being used.
.TP5
.B\-4
Specifies that
.Bipptool
must connect to the printer or server using IPv4.
.TP5
.B\-6
Specifies that
.Bipptool
must connect to the printer or server using IPv6.
.TP5
.B\-C
Specifies that requests should be sent using the HTTP/1.1 "Transfer\-Encoding: chunked" header, which is required for conformance by all versions of IPP.
The default is to use "Transfer\-Encoding: chunked" for requests with attached files and "Content\-Length:" for requests without attached files.
.TP5
.B\-E
Forces TLS encryption when connecting to the server using the HTTP "Upgrade" header.
.TP5
.B\-I
Specifies that
.Bipptool
will continue past errors.
.TP5
.B\-L
Specifies that requests should be sent using the HTTP/1.0 "Content\-Length:" header, which is required for conformance by all versions of IPP.
The default is to use "Transfer\-Encoding: chunked" for requests with attached files and "Content\-Length:" for requests without attached files.
.TP5
.BI\-P\ filename.plist
Specifies that the test results should be written to the named XML (Apple plist) file in addition to the regular test report (\fB\-t\fR).
This option is incompatible with the \fB\-i\fR (interval) and \fB\-n\fR (repeat\-count) options.
.TP5
.B\-S
Forces (dedicated) TLS encryption when connecting to the server.
.TP5
.BI\-T\ seconds
Specifies a timeout for IPP requests in seconds.
.TP5
.BI\-V\ version
Specifies the default IPP version to use: 1.0, 1.1, 2.0, 2.1, or 2.2. If not specified, version 1.1 is used.
.TP5
.B\-X
Specifies that XML (Apple plist) output is desired instead of the plain text report.
This option is incompatible with the \fB\-i\fR (interval) and \fB\-n\fR (repeat\-count) options.
.TP5
.B\-c
Specifies that CSV (comma\-separated values) output is desired instead of the plain text output.
.TP5
.BI\-d\ name=value
Defines the named variable.
.TP5
.BI\-f\ filename
Defines the default request filename for tests.
.TP5
.B\-h
Validate HTTP response headers.
.TP5
.BI\-i\ seconds
Specifies that the (last)
.Itestfile
should be repeated at the specified interval.
This option is incompatible with the \fB\-X\fR (XML plist output) option.