1cupsd(8)                    Easy Software Products                    cupsd(8)
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NAME

6       cupsd - common unix printing system daemon
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SYNOPSIS

9       cupsd [ -c config-file ] [ -f ] [ -F ] [ -h ] [ -l ]
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DESCRIPTION

12       cupsd  is  the scheduler for the Common UNIX Printing System. It imple‐
13       ments a printing system based upon the Internet Printing Protocol, ver‐
14       sion  1.1.   If  no  options are specified on the command-line then the
15       default configuration file /etc/cups/cupsd.conf will be used.
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OPTIONS

18       -c config-file
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21       -f
22            Run cupsd in the foreground; the default is to run  in  the  back‐
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26            Run  cupsd  in the foreground but detach the process from the con‐
27            trolling terminal and current directory. This is useful  for  run‐
28            ning cupsd from init(8).
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30       -h
31            Shows the program usage.
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34            This option is passed to cupsd when it is run from launchd(8).
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COMPATIBILITY

37       cupsd implements all of the required IPP/1.1 attributes and operations.
38       It also implements several CUPS-specific administration operations.
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SEE ALSO

41       backend(7), classes.conf(5),  cups-deviced(8),  cups-driverd(8),  cups-
42       lpd(8),    cups-polld(8),    cupsd.conf(5),    filter(7),   launchd(8),
43       mime.convs(5), mime.types(5), printers.conf(5),
44       http://localhost:631/help
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47       Copyright 1997-2006 by Easy Software Products, All Rights Reserved.
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