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### Scanning with HP Device Manager Scan (hp-scan)

hp-scan is a new feature with hplip that uses sane for scanning. hp-scan is currently only implemented with a command line interface. a GUI interface will be added in the future.
SANE-based scan utility for HPLIP.
Usage: hp-scan [SANE-DEVICE-URI] [MODE] [-n OPTIONS] [OPTIONS]
[SANE-DEVICE-URI]
SANE device URI: -d<sane_device_uri> or --device=<sane_device_uri>
URI format: hpaio:/<bus>/<model>?<identification>
[MODE]
Enter graphical UI mode: -u or --gui (Default)
Run in non-interactive mode: -n or --non-interactive
[-n OPTIONS] (General) (Not applicable to GUI mode)
Scan destinations: -s<dest_list> or --dest=<dest_list>
where <dest_list> is a comma separated list containing one or more of: 'file'*,
'viewer', 'editor', 'pdf', 'fax', or 'print'. Use only commas between values, no spaces.
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 --resolution=<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)
[-n OPTIONS] (Scan area) (Not applicable to GUI mode)
Specify the units for area/box -t<units> or --units=<units>
measurements:
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=<paper size name>
size:
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
[-n OPTIONS] ('file' dest) (Not applicable to GUI mode)
Filename for 'file' destination: -o<file> or -f<file> or --file=<file> or --output=<file>
[-n OPTIONS] ('pdf' dest) (Not applicable to GUI mode)
PDF viewer application: --pdf=<pdf_viewer>
[-n OPTIONS] ('viewer' dest) (Not applicable to GUI mode)
Image viewer application: -v<viewer> or --viewer=<viewer>
[-n OPTIONS] ('editor' dest) (Not applicable to GUI mode)
Image editor application: -e<editor> or --editor=<editor>
[-n OPTIONS] ('email' dest) (Not applicable to GUI mode)
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>"
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.
[-n OPTIONS] ('fax' dest) (Not applicable to GUI mode)
Fax queue/printer: --fax=<fax_printer_name>
[-n OPTIONS] ('printer' dest) (Not applicable to GUI mode)
Printer queue/printer: --printer=<printer_name>
[-n OPTIONS] (advanced) (Not applicable to GUI mode)
Set the scanner compression mode: -x<mode> or --compression=<mode>, <mode>='raw', 'none' or 'jpeg' ('jpeg' is default) ('raw' and
'none' are equivalent)
[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
Notes:
1. If no dest is provided, the 'file' dest will be automatically invoked.
2. If applications for viewer, editor, or pdf viewer are not provided, reasonable defaults will be used.
3. If --printer is not specified, the CUPS default will be used if available.
4. If an output file is not specified with the 'file' dest, a reasonable default will be used.
5. Some options may not be valid on some scanning devices.
6. The following features are not yet implemented: GUI mode, batch scanning, film/negative scanning, contrast adjustment, brightness adjustment, autocrop, resize to axb, resize to xKB,
Examples:
Quickly (low-res) scan entire page in $ hp-scan -n -r75
color to file:
Scan upper left 1in corner and send as $ hp-scan -n --box=0,0,1,1 -tin -semail --email-from=foo@bar.org --email-to=bar@foo.org
email: --email-note="Test scan" --email-subject="Test scan email"
Scan entire page in 300dpi grayscale and $ hp-scan -n -seditor -mgray
then edit:
Launch the hp-scan GUI: $ hp-scan
Scan into The GIMP: $ hp-scan -n --editor=gimp