1cupsfilter(8)                    OpenPrinting                    cupsfilter(8)
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NAME

6       cupsfilter  - convert a file to another format using cups filters (dep‐
7       recated)
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SYNOPSIS

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

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

22       --list-filters
23            Do not actually run the filters, just print the  filters  used  to
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26       -D   Delete the input file after conversion.
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28       -U user
29            Specifies  the  username passed to the filters. The default is the
30            name of the current user.
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32       -c config-file
33            Uses the named cups-files.conf configuration file.
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35       -d printer
36            Uses information from the named printer.
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38       -e   Use every filter from the PPD file.
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40       -i mime/type
41            Specifies the source file type. The default file type  is  guessed
42            using the filename and contents of the file.
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44       -j job-id[,N]
45            Converts document N from the specified job. If N is omitted, docu‐
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48       -m mime/type
49            Specifies the destination file type. The default file type is  ap‐
50            plication/pdf.  Use  printer/foo  to convert to the printer format
51            defined by the filters in the PPD file.
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53       -n copies
54            Specifies the number of copies to generate.
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56       -o name=value
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59       -p filename.ppd
60            Specifies the PPD file to use.
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62       -t title
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65       -u   Delete the PPD file after conversion.
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EXIT STATUS

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

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

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

82       CUPS  printer drivers, filters, and backends are deprecated and will no
83       longer be supported in a future feature release of CUPS.  Printers that
84       do  not  support  IPP  can  be  supported  using  applications  such as
85       ippeveprinter(1).
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87       Unlike when printing, filters run using the cupsfilter command use  the
88       current  user and security session. This may result in different output
89       or unexpected behavior.
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EXAMPLE

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

98       cups(1),  cupsd.conf(5),  filter(7), mime.convs(7), mime.types(7), CUPS
99       Online Help (http://localhost:631/help)
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102       Copyright © 2021-2022 by OpenPrinting.
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