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

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

18       -c config-file
19            Uses the named cupsd.conf configuration file.
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21       -e
22            Use every filter from the PPD file.
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24       -j job-id[,N]
25            Converts document N from the specified job. If N is omitted, docu‐
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28       -m mime/type
29            Specifies  the  destination  file  type.  The default file type is
30            application/pdf.  Use printer/foo to convert to the printer format
31            defined by the filters in the PPD file.
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33       -n copies
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KNOWN ISSUES

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

50       cupsd.conf(5)
51       http://localhost:631/help
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54       Copyright 2007-2009 by Apple Inc.
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