zebrasend is a small rust utility for sending commands and print jobs to Zebra label printers via SGD, FTP jetdirect and ZPL.
zebrasend uses a small config file to set the printer URLs and style settings, as well as style and print settings. See zebrasend.toml for a maximal example.
zebrasend --help
zebrasend 0.1.0
A CLI utility for sending commands to zebra printers via CUPS
USAGE:
zebrasend [OPTIONS] <SUBCOMMAND>
OPTIONS:
-c, --config-file <FILE>
-h, --help Print help information
-p, --printer <PRINTER> Printer from the specified config to use [default: default]
-s, --style <STYLE> Style from the specified config to use [default: default]
-V, --version Print version information
SUBCOMMANDS:
file Send a ZPL file to the printer
ftp send and delete files via FTP
help Print this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)
message Send a string message to the printer. Individual words will be printed to new
lines, use quotes to print on a single line
printers Print a list of configured printers
sgd Send SGD commands to printer via telnet
styles Print a list of configured styles
# Send a ZPL or NRD file to a printer
zebrasend file home_address.zpl
# Send a ZPL file via FTP
zebrasend ftp put home_address.zpl
# Send a text message to the printer. Each word will be printed on a new line, unless surrounded by quotes.
zebrasend message "my favorite printer is the" GX430t
# Send a SGD command to the printer
zebrasend sgd get memory.ram_size
"2054496 Bytes"
The zpl_files folder contains a number of example ZPL files, including a variety of barcodes.
Note that most of these files were developed and tested on a 300DPI printer with 3"x3" paper.