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.TH cups 1 "CUPS" "4 March 2014" "Apple Inc."
.SH NAME
cups \- a standards-based, open source printing system
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B CUPS
is the software you use to print from applications like word processors, email readers, photo editors, and web browsers. It converts the page descriptions produced by your application (put a paragraph here, draw a line there, and so forth) into something your printer can understand and then sends the information to the printer for printing.
.LP
Now, since every printer manufacturer does things differently, printing can be very complicated.
.B CUPS
does its best to hide this from you and your application so that you can concentrate on printing and less on how to print. Generally, the only time you need to know anything about your printer is when you use it for the first time, and even then
.B CUPS
can often figure things out on its own.
.SS HOW DOES IT WORK?
The first time you print to a printer,
.B CUPS
creates a queue to keep track of the current status of the printer (everything OK, out of paper, etc.) and any pages you have printed. Most of the time the queue points to a printer connected directly to your computer via a USB port, however it can also point to a printer on your network, a printer on the Internet, or multiple printers depending on the configuration. Regardless of where the queue points, it will look like any other printer to you and your applications.
.LP
Every time you print something,
.B CUPS
creates a job which contains the queue you are sending the print to, the name of the document you are printing, and the page descriptions. Job are numbered (queue-1, queue-2, and so forth) so you can monitor the job as it is printed or cancel it if you see a mistake. When
.B CUPS
gets a job for printing, it determines the best programs (filters, printer drivers, port monitors, and backends) to convert the pages into a printable format and then runs them to actually print the job.
.LP
When the print job is completely printed,
.B CUPS
removes the job from the queue and moves on to any other jobs you have submitted. You can also be notified when the job is finished, or if there are any errors during printing, in several different ways.
.SS WHERE DO I BEGIN?
The easiest way to start is by using the
.B CUPS
web interface to configure your printer. Go to "http://localhost:631" and choose the Administration tab at the top of the page. Click/press on the Add Printer button and follow the prompts.
.LP
When you are asked for a username and password, enter your login username and password or the "root" username and password.
.LP
After the printer is added,
.B CUPS
will ask you to set the default printer options (paper size, output mode, etc.) for the printer. Make any changes as needed and then click on the Set Default Options button to save them. Some printers also support auto-configuration - click on the Query Printer for Default Options button to update the options automatically.
.LP
Once you have added the printer, you can print to it from any application. You can also choose Print Test Page from the maintenance menu to print a simple test page and verify that everything is working properly.
.LP
You can also use the
.BR lpadmin (8)
and
.BR lpinfo (8)
commands to add printers to
.BR CUPS .
Additionally, your operating system may include graphical user interfaces or automatically create printer queues when you connect a printer to your computer.
.SS HOW DO I GET HELP?
The
.B CUPS
web site (http://www.CUPS.org) provides access to the
.B CUPS
user mailing list, additional documentation and resources, and a bug report database. Most vendors also provide online discussion forums to ask printing questions for your operating system of choice.
.SH ENVIRONMENT
.B CUPS
commands use the following environment variables to override the default locations of files and so forth. For security reasons, these environment variables are ignored for setuid programs:
.TP 5
CUPS_SERVER
The hostname/IP address and port number of the CUPS scheduler (hostname:port or ipaddress:port).
.TP 5
CUPS_ANYROOT
Whether to allow any X.509 certificate root (Y or N).
.TP 5
CUPS_CACHEDIR
The directory where semi-persistent cache files can be found.
.TP 5
CUPS_DATADIR
The directory where data files can be found.
.TP 5
CUPS_ENCRYPTION
The default level of encryption (Always, IfRequested, Never, Required).
.TP 5
CUPS_EXPIREDROOT
Whether to allow expired X.509 certificate roots (Y or N).
.TP 5
CUPS_EXPIREDCERTS
Whether to allow expired X.509 certificates (Y or N).
.TP 5
CUPS_GSSSERVICENAME
The Kerberos service name used for authentication.
.TP 5
CUPS_SERVERBIN
The directory where server helper programs, filters, backend, etc. can be found.
.TP 5
CUPS_SERVERROOT
The root directory of the server.
.TP 5
CUPS_STATEDIR
The directory where state files can be found.
.TP 5
CUPS_USER
Specifies the name of the user for print requests.
.TP 5
HOME
Specifies the home directory of the current user.
.TP 5
IPP_PORT
Specifies the default port number for IPP requests.
.TP 5
LOCALEDIR
Specifies the location of localization files.
.TP 5
LPDEST
Specifies the default print queue (System V standard).
.TP 5
PRINTER
Specifies the default print queue (Berkeley standard).
.TP 5
TMPDIR
Specifies the location of temporary files.
.SH FILES
~/.cups/client.conf, ~/.cups/lpoptions
.SH CONFORMING TO
.B CUPS
conforms to the Internet Printing Protocol version 2.1 and implements the Berkeley and System V UNIX print commands.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR cancel (1), client.conf (7), cupsctl (8), cupsd (8), lp (1), lpadmin (8), lpinfo (8), lpoptions (1), lpr (1), lprm (1), lpq (1), lpstat (1),
http://localhost:631/help,
http://www.CUPS.org,
http://www.pwg.org/ipp
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \[co] 2007-2014 by Apple Inc.
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969af935 MS	1	.\"
	2	.\" "$Id$"
	3	.\"
	4	.\" cups (intro) man page for CUPS.
	5	.\"
	6	.\" Copyright 2007-2014 by Apple Inc.
	7	.\" Copyright 1997-2006 by Easy Software Products.
	8	.\"
	9	.\" These coded instructions, statements, and computer programs are the
	10	.\" property of Apple Inc. and are protected by Federal copyright
	11	.\" law. Distribution and use rights are outlined in the file "LICENSE.txt"
	12	.\" which should have been included with this file. If this file is
	13	.\" file is missing or damaged, see the license at "http://www.cups.org/".
	14	.\"
	15	.TH cups 1 "CUPS" "4 March 2014" "Apple Inc."
	16	.SH NAME
	17	cups \- a standards-based, open source printing system
	18	.SH DESCRIPTION
	19	.B CUPS
	20	is the software you use to print from applications like word processors, email readers, photo editors, and web browsers. It converts the page descriptions produced by your application (put a paragraph here, draw a line there, and so forth) into something your printer can understand and then sends the information to the printer for printing.
	21	.LP
	22	Now, since every printer manufacturer does things differently, printing can be very complicated.
	23	.B CUPS
	24	does its best to hide this from you and your application so that you can concentrate on printing and less on how to print. Generally, the only time you need to know anything about your printer is when you use it for the first time, and even then
	25	.B CUPS
	26	can often figure things out on its own.
a99f5c6a	27	.SS HOW DOES IT WORK?
969af935 MS	28	The first time you print to a printer,
	29	.B CUPS
	30	creates a queue to keep track of the current status of the printer (everything OK, out of paper, etc.) and any pages you have printed. Most of the time the queue points to a printer connected directly to your computer via a USB port, however it can also point to a printer on your network, a printer on the Internet, or multiple printers depending on the configuration. Regardless of where the queue points, it will look like any other printer to you and your applications.
	31	.LP
	32	Every time you print something,
	33	.B CUPS
	34	creates a job which contains the queue you are sending the print to, the name of the document you are printing, and the page descriptions. Job are numbered (queue-1, queue-2, and so forth) so you can monitor the job as it is printed or cancel it if you see a mistake. When
	35	.B CUPS
	36	gets a job for printing, it determines the best programs (filters, printer drivers, port monitors, and backends) to convert the pages into a printable format and then runs them to actually print the job.
	37	.LP
	38	When the print job is completely printed,
	39	.B CUPS
	40	removes the job from the queue and moves on to any other jobs you have submitted. You can also be notified when the job is finished, or if there are any errors during printing, in several different ways.
a99f5c6a	41	.SS WHERE DO I BEGIN?
969af935 MS	42	The easiest way to start is by using the
	43	.B CUPS
	44	web interface to configure your printer. Go to "http://localhost:631" and choose the Administration tab at the top of the page. Click/press on the Add Printer button and follow the prompts.
	45	.LP
	46	When you are asked for a username and password, enter your login username and password or the "root" username and password.
	47	.LP
	48	After the printer is added,
	49	.B CUPS
	50	will ask you to set the default printer options (paper size, output mode, etc.) for the printer. Make any changes as needed and then click on the Set Default Options button to save them. Some printers also support auto-configuration - click on the Query Printer for Default Options button to update the options automatically.
	51	.LP
	52	Once you have added the printer, you can print to it from any application. You can also choose Print Test Page from the maintenance menu to print a simple test page and verify that everything is working properly.
	53	.LP
	54	You can also use the
	55	.BR lpadmin (8)
	56	and
	57	.BR lpinfo (8)
	58	commands to add printers to
	59	.BR CUPS .
	60	Additionally, your operating system may include graphical user interfaces or automatically create printer queues when you connect a printer to your computer.
a99f5c6a MS	61	.SS HOW DO I GET HELP?
	62	The
	63	.B CUPS
	64	web site (http://www.CUPS.org) provides access to the
	65	.B CUPS
	66	user mailing list, additional documentation and resources, and a bug report database. Most vendors also provide online discussion forums to ask printing questions for your operating system of choice.
969af935 MS	67	.SH ENVIRONMENT
	68	.B CUPS
	69	commands use the following environment variables to override the default locations of files and so forth. For security reasons, these environment variables are ignored for setuid programs:
	70	.TP 5
	71	CUPS_SERVER
	72	The hostname/IP address and port number of the CUPS scheduler (hostname:port or ipaddress:port).
	73	.TP 5
	74	CUPS_ANYROOT
	75	Whether to allow any X.509 certificate root (Y or N).
	76	.TP 5
	77	CUPS_CACHEDIR
	78	The directory where semi-persistent cache files can be found.
	79	.TP 5
	80	CUPS_DATADIR
	81	The directory where data files can be found.
	82	.TP 5
	83	CUPS_ENCRYPTION
	84	The default level of encryption (Always, IfRequested, Never, Required).
	85	.TP 5
	86	CUPS_EXPIREDROOT
	87	Whether to allow expired X.509 certificate roots (Y or N).
	88	.TP 5
	89	CUPS_EXPIREDCERTS
	90	Whether to allow expired X.509 certificates (Y or N).
	91	.TP 5
	92	CUPS_GSSSERVICENAME
	93	The Kerberos service name used for authentication.
	94	.TP 5
	95	CUPS_SERVERBIN
	96	The directory where server helper programs, filters, backend, etc. can be found.
	97	.TP 5
	98	CUPS_SERVERROOT
	99	The root directory of the server.
	100	.TP 5
	101	CUPS_STATEDIR
	102	The directory where state files can be found.
	103	.TP 5
	104	CUPS_USER
	105	Specifies the name of the user for print requests.
	106	.TP 5
	107	HOME
	108	Specifies the home directory of the current user.
	109	.TP 5
	110	IPP_PORT
	111	Specifies the default port number for IPP requests.
	112	.TP 5
	113	LOCALEDIR
	114	Specifies the location of localization files.
	115	.TP 5
	116	LPDEST
	117	Specifies the default print queue (System V standard).
	118	.TP 5
	119	PRINTER
	120	Specifies the default print queue (Berkeley standard).
	121	.TP 5
	122	TMPDIR
	123	Specifies the location of temporary files.
	124	.SH FILES
	125	~/.cups/client.conf, ~/.cups/lpoptions
	126	.SH CONFORMING TO
	127	.B CUPS
	128	conforms to the Internet Printing Protocol version 2.1 and implements the Berkeley and System V UNIX print commands.
	129	.SH SEE ALSO
	130	.BR cancel (1), client.conf (7), cupsctl (8), cupsd (8), lp (1), lpadmin (8), lpinfo (8), lpoptions (1), lpr (1), lprm (1), lpq (1), lpstat (1),
131	http://localhost:631/help,
132	http://www.CUPS.org,
133	http://www.pwg.org/ipp
134	.SH COPYRIGHT
135	Copyright \[co] 2007-2014 by Apple Inc.
136	.\"
137	.\" End of "$Id$".
138	.\"