hp-clean

hp-clean [DEVICE-URI|PRINTER-NAME] [MODE] [OPTIONS]

hp-clean runs the printhead cleaning routine on HPLIP-supported HP inkjet printers, clearing dried ink and debris from the nozzles to restore print quality.When launched without a specific mode it walks through an interactive wizard that lets the user pick a cleaning level from 1 to 3; higher levels clean more aggressively and consume more ink, so level 1 is usually tried first. The target printer can be selected up front with -p or -d, otherwise hp-clean prompts for one if more than one HPLIP device is installed.hp-clean only works with inkjet printers whose HPLIP plugin exposes a cleaning routine; laser printers and some low-end inkjets do not support it.

-d device-uri, --device=device-uri

Specify the target printer by CUPS device URI.

Specify the target printer by CUPS queue name.

Run in interactive mode.

Set logging verbosity: none, info (default), error, warn, or debug.

Run with debug-level logging (equivalent to -l debug).

Display help and exit.

Part of the HPLIP package. Cleaning consumes ink and should only be run when print quality actually degrades (streaks, missing lines). Not all HPLIP-supported models implement printhead cleaning.

hp-clean is one of the device-maintenance utilities in HPLIP (HP Linux Imaging and Printing), HP's open-source printer/scanner driver suite for Linux, alongside hp-align and hp-linefeedcal.

hp-align(1), hp-check(1), hp-levels(1), hp-info(1)

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