1cupsfilter(8)                     Apple Inc.                     cupsfilter(8)
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NAME

6       cupsfilter - convert a file to another format using cups filters
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SYNOPSIS

9       cupsfilter  [ -D ] [ -U user ] [ -c config-file ] [ -d printer ] [ -e ]
10       [ -i mime/type ] [ -j job-id[,N] ] [ -m mime/type ] [ -n copies ] [  -o
11       name=value ] [ -p filename.ppd ] [ -t title ] [ -u ] filename
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DESCRIPTION

14       cupsfilter is a front-end to the CUPS filter subsystem which allows you
15       to convert a file to a specific format, just as if you had printed  the
16       file through CUPS. By default, cupsfilter generates a PDF file.
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OPTIONS

19       -D
20            Delete the input file after conversion.
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22       -U user
23            Specifies  the  username passed to the filters. The default is the
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26       -c config-file
27            Uses the named cupsd.conf configuration file.
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29       -d printer
30            Uses information from the named printer.
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32       -e
33            Use every filter from the PPD file.
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36            Specifies the source file type. The default file type  is  guessed
37            using the filename and contents of the file.
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39       -j job-id[,N]
40            Converts document N from the specified job. If N is omitted, docu‐
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43       -m mime/type
44            Specifies the destination file type.  The  default  file  type  is
45            application/pdf.  Use printer/foo to convert to the printer format
46            defined by the filters in the PPD file.
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48       -n copies
49            Specifies the number of copies to generate.
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52            Specifies options to pass to the CUPS filters.
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54       -p filename.ppd
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SEE ALSO

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