NAME

       cupsd - cups scheduler

SYNOPSIS

       cupsd [ -c config-file ] [ -f ] [ -F ] [ -h ] [ -l ] [ -t ]

DESCRIPTION

       cupsd  is  the scheduler for CUPS. It implements a printing system based upon the Internet
       Printing Protocol, version 2.1. If no options are specified on the command-line  then  the
       default configuration file /etc/cups/cupsd.conf will be used.

OPTIONS

       -c config-file
            Uses the named configuration file.

       -f   Run cupsd in the foreground; the default is to run in the background as a "daemon".

       -F   Run  cupsd in the foreground but detach the process from the controlling terminal and
            current directory. This is useful for running cupsd from init(8).

       -h   Shows the program usage.

       -l   This option is passed to cupsd when it is run from launchd(8) or systemd(8).

       -t   Test the configuration file for syntax errors.

FILES

       /etc/cups/classes.conf
       /etc/cups/cups-files.conf
       /etc/cups/cupsd.conf
       /usr/share/cups/mime/mime.convs
       /usr/share/cups/mime/mime.types
       /etc/cups/printers.conf
       /etc/cups/subscriptions.conf

CONFORMING TO

       cupsd implements all of the required IPP/2.1 attributes and operations. It also implements
       several CUPS-specific administrative operations.

EXAMPLES

       Run cupsd in the background with the default configuration file:

           cupsd

       Test a configuration file called test.conf:

           cupsd -t -c test.conf

       Run cupsd in the foreground with a test configuration file called test.conf:

           cupsd -f -c test.conf

SEE ALSO

       backend(7),  classes.conf(5), cups(1), cups-lpd(8), cupsd.conf(5), cupsd-helper(8), cupsd-
       logs(8),   filter(7),   launchd(8),   mime.convs(5),   mime.types(5),    printers.conf(5),
       systemd(8), CUPS Online Help (http://localhost:631/help)

COPYRIGHT

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