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cupsfilter(8)

cupsfilter(8)

Name

cupsfilter - convert a file to another format using cups filters

Synopsis

cupsfilter [ -c config-file ] [ -e ] -j job-id[,N] [ -m mime/type ] [ -n copies ] [ -o name=value ] [ -p filename.ppd ] [ -t title ] 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.

Options

-c config-file

Uses the named cupsd.conf configuration file.

-e

Use every filter from the PPD file.

-j job-id[,N]

Converts document N from the specified job. If N is omitted, document 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.

Known Issues

cupsfilter currently does not use the filters defined in the PPD file. This will be addressed in a future CUPS release.

See Also

cupsd.conf(5)
http://localhost:631/help

Copyright

Copyright 2007-2009 by Apple Inc.