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

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

21       --list-filters
22            Do  not  actually  run the filters, just print the filters used to
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25       -D   Delete the input file after conversion.
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27       -U user
28            Specifies the username passed to the filters. The default  is  the
29            name of the current user.
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31       -c config-file
32            Uses the named cups-files.conf configuration file.
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34       -d printer
35            Uses information from the named printer.
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37       -e   Use every filter from the PPD file.
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39       -i mime/type
40            Specifies  the  source file type. The default file type is guessed
41            using the filename and contents of the file.
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43       -j job-id[,N]
44            Converts document N from the specified job. If N is omitted, docu‐
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47       -m mime/type
48            Specifies  the  destination  file  type.  The default file type is
49            application/pdf. Use printer/foo to convert to the printer  format
50            defined by the filters in the PPD file.
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52       -n copies
53            Specifies the number of copies to generate.
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55       -o name=value
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59            Specifies the PPD file to use.
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64       -u   Delete the PPD file after conversion.
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EXIT STATUS

67       cupsfilter returns a non-zero exit status on any error.
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ENVIRONMENT

70       All  of the standard cups(1) environment variables affect the operation
71       of cupsfilter.
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FILES

74       /etc/cups/cups-files.conf
75       /etc/cups/*.convs
76       /etc/cups/*.types
77       /usr/share/cups/mime/*.convs
78       /usr/share/cups/mime/*.types
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NOTES

81       Unlike when printing, filters run using the cupsfilter command use  the
82       current  user and security session. This may result in different output
83       or unexpected behavior.
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EXAMPLE

86       The following command will generate a PDF  preview  of  job  42  for  a
87       printer named "myprinter" and save it to a file named "preview.pdf":
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89           cupsfilter -m application/pdf -d myprinter -j 42 >preview.pdf
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SEE ALSO

92       cups(1),  cupsd.conf(5),  filter(7), mime.convs(7), mime.types(7), CUPS
93       Online Help (http://localhost:631/help)
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