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cupsfilter [ --list-filters ] [ -D ] [ -U user ] [ -c config-file ] [ -d printer ] [ -e ] [ -i mime/type ] [ -j job-id[,N] ] [ -m mime/type ] [ -n copies ] [ -o name=value ] [ -p filename.ppd ] [ -t title ] [ -u ] filename
cupsfilter(8) Apple Inc. cupsfilter(8)
NAME
cupsfilter - convert a file to another format using cups filters (dep-
recated)
SYNOPSIS
cupsfilter [ --list-filters ] [ -D ] [ -U user ] [ -c config-file ] [
-d printer ] [ -e ] [ -i mime/type ] [ -j job-id[,N] ] [ -m mime/type ]
[ -n copies ] [ -o name=value ] [ -p filename.ppd ] [ -t title ] [ -u ]
filename
DESCRIPTION
cupsfilter is a front-end to the CUPS filter subsystem which allows you
to convert a file to a specific format, just as if you had printed the
file through CUPS. By default, cupsfilter generates a PDF file. The
converted file is sent to the standard output.
OPTIONS
--list-filters
Do not actually run the filters, just print the filters used to
stdout.
-D Delete the input file after conversion.
-U user
Specifies the username passed to the filters. The default is the
name of the current user.
-c config-file
Uses the named cups-files.conf configuration file.
-d printer
Uses information from the named printer.
-e Use every filter from the PPD file.
-i mime/type
Specifies the source file type. The default file type is guessed
using the filename and contents of the file.
-j job-id[,N]
Converts document N from the specified job. If N is omitted, docu-
ment 1 is converted.
-m mime/type
Specifies the destination file type. The default file type is
application/pdf. Use printer/foo to convert to the printer format
defined by the filters in the PPD file.
-n copies
Specifies the number of copies to generate.
-o name=value
Specifies options to pass to the CUPS filters.
-p filename.ppd
Specifies the PPD file to use.
-t title
Specifies the document title.
-u Delete the PPD file after conversion.
EXIT STATUS
cupsfilter returns a non-zero exit status on any error.
ENVIRONMENT
All of the standard cups(1) environment variables affect the operation
of cupsfilter.
FILES
/etc/cups/cups-files.conf
/etc/cups/*.convs
/etc/cups/*.types
/usr/share/cups/mime/*.convs
/usr/share/cups/mime/*.types
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+---------------+------------------+
|ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+---------------+------------------+
|Availability | print/cups |
+---------------+------------------+
|Stability | Volatile |
+---------------+------------------+
NOTES
CUPS printer drivers, filters, and backends are deprecated and will no
longer be supported in a future feature release of CUPS. Printers that
do not support IPP can be supported using applications such as
ippeveprinter(1).
Unlike when printing, filters run using the cupsfilter command use the
current user and security session. This may result in different output
or unexpected behavior.
Source code for open source software components in Oracle Solaris can
be found at https://www.oracle.com/downloads/opensource/solaris-source-
code-downloads.html.
This software was built from source available at
https://github.com/oracle/solaris-userland. The original community
source was downloaded from https://github.com/apple/cups/ar-
chive/v2.3.3.zip.
Further information about this software can be found on the open source
community website at http://www.cups.org/.
EXAMPLE
The following command will generate a PDF preview of job 42 for a
printer named "myprinter" and save it to a file named "preview.pdf":
cupsfilter -m application/pdf -d myprinter -j 42 >preview.pdf
SEE ALSO
cups(1), cupsd.conf(5), filter(7), mime.convs(7), mime.types(7), CUPS
Online Help (http://localhost:631/help)
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2007-2019 by Apple Inc.
26 April 2019 CUPS cupsfilter(8)