1mime.convs(5)                    OpenPrinting                    mime.convs(5)
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NAME

6       mime.convs - mime type conversion file for cups (deprecated)
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DESCRIPTION

9       The mime.convs file defines the filters that are available for convert‐
10       ing files from one format to another.   The  standard  filters  support
11       text, PDF, PostScript, and many types of image files.
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13       Additional  filters are specified in files with the extension .convs in
14       the CUPS configuration directory.
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16       Each line in the mime.convs file is a comment, blank, or  filter  line.
17       Comment  lines  start  with  the # character.  Filter lines specify the
18       source and destination MIME types along with a relative cost associated
19       with the filter and the filter to run:
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21           source/type destination/type cost filter
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23       The source/type field specifies the source MIME media type that is con‐
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26       The destination/type field specifies the destination  MIME  media  type
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29       The  cost  field specifies the relative cost for running the filter.  A
30       value of 100 means that the filter uses a  large  amount  of  resources
31       while a value of 0 means that the filter uses very few resources.
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33       The  filter field specifies the filter program filename.  Filenames are
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FILES

37       /etc/cups - Typical CUPS configuration directory.
38       /usr/lib/cups/filter - Typical CUPS filter directory.
39       /usr/libexec/cups/filter - CUPS filter directory on macOS.
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EXAMPLES

42       Define a filter that converts PostScript documents to CUPS Raster  for‐
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45           application/vnd.cups-postscript application/vnd.cups-raster 50 pstoraster
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NOTES

49       CUPS filters are deprecated and will no longer be supported in a future
50       feature release of CUPS.  Printers that do not support IPP can be  sup‐
51       ported using applications such as ippeveprinter(1).
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SEE ALSO

54       cups-files.conf(5),     cupsd.conf(5),     cupsd(8),     cupsfilter(8),
55       mime.types(5), CUPS Online Help (http://localhost:631/help)
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