Command Line Interface

Overview

Auto Print provides two main command-line tools:

1. Configuration Generator – Interactive tool for setting up printing rules

2. Print Executor – Command-line tool to apply those rules to files

Note

If installed via the MSI installer:

• Use auto-print.exe to print files (also available in the right-click context menu for PDF files)

• Use auto-print-config.exe or launch Auto Print Config from the Start Menu to configure rules

Configuration

The configuration file is stored at:

%USERPROFILE%\auto-printer\auto-printer-config.json

For details about the configuration file structure, see the Configuration File Structure section in the usage documentation.

Configuration Generator Commands

Interactive configuration generator for auto-print. This tool helps you create and manage printer configurations.

usage: auto_print_config_generator [-h]

The configuration generator provides an interactive interface with the following commands:

Command	Short	Description
save	s	Save the configuration
close	c	Close the config tool
add	a	Add a config section
delete	d	Remove a section
show	s	Display the config
change		Reorder sections
edit	e	Edit section content
help	h	Display help
repair	r	Validate printer availability

Configuration Workflow

The configuration workflow follows these steps:

1. Launch the generator (via CLI or GUI)

2. Use the commands listed above to create and manage configuration sections

3. Use save to persist changes

4. Exit with close

For details about configuration options and matching rules, see the Configuration File Structure and Document Routing Logic sections in the usage documentation.

Print Executor

Auto-print: A document routing application that automatically decides whether to print documents directly or open them with the default application based on filename patterns.

usage: auto_print_execute [-h] file_path

Positional Arguments

file_path

Path to the file to be processed

Usage

From MSI installer:

auto-print.exe <file_path>

From source (Python):

python -m auto_print.auto_print_execute <file_path>

Execution Workflow

The print executor:

1. Confirms the file exists

2. Loads the configuration file

3. Processes the file according to the document routing logic

For detailed information about how files are matched and processed, see the Document Routing Logic section in the usage documentation.

Example

auto-print.exe invoice_123.pdf

This processes the file based on the matching configuration section.

Exit Codes

• 0: Success

• -1: No file specified

• -2: Too many arguments

• -3: File not found

• -4: Failed to load configuration

• -5: Ghostscript not found or other runtime error