bionic (8) cupsfilter.8.gz

NAME

       cupsfilter - convert a file to another format using cups filters

SYNOPSIS

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

DESCRIPTION

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

OPTIONS

       --list-filters
            Do not actually run the filters, just print the filters used to stdout.

       -D   Delete the input file after conversion.

       -U user
            Specifies the username passed to the filters. The default is the name of the current user.

       -c config-file
            Uses the named cups-files.conf configuration file.

       -d printer
            Uses information from the named printer.

       -e   Use every filter from the PPD file.

       -i mime/type
            Specifies  the source file type. The default file type is guessed using the filename and contents of
            the file.

       -j job-id[,N]
            Converts document N from the specified job. If N is omitted, document 1 is converted.

       -m mime/type
            Specifies the destination file type. The default file type is application/pdf.  Use  printer/foo  to
            convert to the printer format defined by the filters in the PPD file.

       -n copies
            Specifies the number of copies to generate.

       -o name=value
            Specifies options to pass to the CUPS filters.

       -p filename.ppd
            Specifies the PPD file to use.

       -t title
            Specifies the document title.

       -u   Delete the PPD file after conversion.

EXIT STATUS

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

ENVIRONMENT

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

FILES

       /etc/cups/cups-files.conf
       /etc/cups/*.convs
       /etc/cups/*.types
       /usr/share/cups/mime/*.convs
       /usr/share/cups/mime/*.types

NOTES

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

EXAMPLE

       The following command will generate a PDF preview of job 42 for a printer named "myprinter" and  save  it
       to a file named "preview.pdf":

           cupsfilter -m application/pdf -d myprinter -j 42 >preview.pdf

SEE ALSO

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

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright © 2007-2017 by Apple Inc.