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.TH cupsfilter 8 "CUPS" "28 March 2014" "Apple Inc."
.SH NAME
cupsfilter \- convert a file to another format using cups filters
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B cupsfilter
[ \-D ] [ \-U
.I user
] [ \-c
.I config-file
] [ \-d
.I printer
] [ \-e ] [ \-i
.I mime/type
] [ \-j
.I job-id[,N]
] [ \-m
.I mime/type
] [ \-n
.I copies
] [ \-o
.I name=value
] [ \-p
.I filename.ppd
] [ \-t
.I title
] [ \-u ]
.I filename
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fIcupsfilter\fR 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, \fIcupsfilter\fR generates a PDF file. The converted
file is sent to the standard output.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP 5
\-D
.br
Delete the input file after conversion.
.TP 5
\-U user
.br
Specifies the username passed to the filters. The default is the name of the current user.
.TP 5
\-c config-file
.br
Uses the named cups-files.conf configuration file.
.TP 5
\-d printer
Uses information from the named printer.
.TP 5
\-e
.br
Use every filter from the PPD file.
.TP 5
\-i mime/type
.br
Specifies the source file type. The default file type is guessed using the
filename and contents of the file.
.TP 5
\-j job-id[,N]
.br
Converts document N from the specified job. If N is omitted, document 1 is
converted.
.TP 5
\-m mime/type
.br
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.
.TP 5
\-n copies
.br
Specifies the number of copies to generate.
.TP 5
\-o name=value
.br
Specifies options to pass to the CUPS filters.
.TP 5
\-p filename.ppd
.br
Specifies the PPD file to use.
.TP 5
\-t title
.br
Specifies the document title.
.TP 5
\-u
.br
Delete the PPD file after conversion.
.SH SEE ALSO
\fIcups-files.conf(5)\fR
.br
http://localhost:631/help
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2007-2014 by Apple Inc.
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