1cupsd-helper(8)                  OpenPrinting                  cupsd-helper(8)
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NAME

6       cupsd-helper - cupsd helper programs (deprecated)
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SYNOPSIS

9       cups-deviced request-id limit user-id options
10       cups-driverd cat ppd-name
11       cups-driverd list request_id limit options
12       cups-exec  sandbox-profile [ -g group-id ] [ -n nice-value ] [ -u user-
13       id ] /path/to/program argv0 ...  argvN
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DESCRIPTION

16       The cupsd-helper programs perform long-running operations on behalf  of
17       the  scheduler,  cupsd(8).   The  cups-deviced helper program runs each
18       CUPS backend(7) with no arguments in order to  discover  the  available
19       printers.
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21       The  cups-driverd helper program lists all available printer drivers, a
22       subset of "matching" printer drivers, or a copy of  a  specific  driver
23       PPD file.
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25       The  cups-exec  helper  program  runs backends, filters, and other pro‐
26       grams. On macOS these programs are run in a secure sandbox.
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FILES

29       The cups-driverd program looks for PPD and driver information files  in
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32           /Library/Printers
33           /opt/share/ppd
34           /System/Library/Printers
35           /usr/local/share/ppd
36           /usr/share/cups/drv
37           /usr/share/cups/model
38           /usr/share/ppd
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40       PPD files can be compressed using the gzip(1) program or placed in com‐
41       pressed tar(1) archives to further reduce their size.
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43       Driver information files must conform to the format  defined  in  ppdc‐
44       file(5).
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NOTES

47       CUPS  printer  drivers, backends, and PPD files are deprecated and will
48       no longer be supported in a future feature release of  CUPS.   Printers
49       that  do  not  support  IPP can be supported using applications such as
50       ippeveprinter(1).
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SEE ALSO

53       backend(7), cups(1), cupsd(8), cupsd.conf(5),  filter(7),  ppdcfile(5),
54       CUPS Online Help (http://localhost:631/help)
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