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<h2 class="title"><a name="NAME">Name</a></h2>
mime.convs - mime type conversion file for cups
<h2 class="title"><a name="DESCRIPTION">Description</a></h2>
-The <i>mime.convs</i> file defines the filters that are available
-for converting files from one format to another. The standard
-filters support text, PDF, PostScript, HP-GL/2, and many types of
-image files.
-<p>Additional filters can be added to the <i>mime.convs</i> file or
-(preferably) to other files in the CUPS configuration directory.
-<p>Each line in the <i>mime.convs</i> file is a comment, blank, or filter
-line. Comment lines start with the # character. Filter lines specify
-the source and destination MIME types along with a relative cost
-associated with the filter and the filter to run:
+The <b>mime.convs</b> file defines the filters that are available for converting files from one format to another.
+The standard filters support text, PDF, PostScript, and many types of image files.
+<p>Additional filters are specified in files with the extension <i>.convs</i> in the CUPS configuration directory.
+<p>Each line in the <b>mime.convs</b> file is a comment, blank, or filter
+line.
+Comment lines start with the # character.
+Filter lines specify the source and destination MIME types along with a relative cost associated with the filter and the filter to run:
+<pre class="man">
+
+ source/type destination/type cost filter
+
+</pre>
+The <i>source/type</i> field specifies the source MIME media type that is consumed by the filter.
+<p>The <i>destination/type</i> field specifies the destiantion MIME media type that is produced by the filter.
+<p>The <i>cost</i> field specifies the relative cost for running the filter.
+A value of 100 means that the filter uses a large amount of resources while a value of 0 means that the filter uses very few resources.
+<p>The <i>filter</i> field specifies the filter program filename.
+Filenames are relative to the CUPS filter directory.
+<h2 class="title"><a name="FILES">Files</a></h2>
+<i>/etc/cups</i> - Typical CUPS configuration directory.
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-<pre>
+<i>/usr/lib/cups/filter</i> - Typical CUPS filter directory.
+<br>
+<i>/usr/libexec/cups/filter</i> - CUPS filter directory on OS X.
+<h2 class="title"><a name="EXAMPLES">Examples</a></h2>
+Define a filter that converts PostScript documents to CUPS Raster format:
+<pre class="man">
+
+ application/vnd.cups-postscript application/vnd.cups-raster 50 pstoraster
-super/type super/type cost filter
-application/postscript application/vnd.cups-raster 50 pstoraster
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<h2 class="title"><a name="SEE_ALSO">See Also</a></h2>
-<a href='man-classes.conf.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages'>classes.conf(5)</a>, <a href='man-cupsd.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages'>cupsd(8)</a>, <a href='man-cupsd.conf.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages'>cupsd.conf(5)</a>,
-<a href='man-mime.types.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages'>mime.types(5)</a>, <a href='man-printers.conf.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages'>printers.conf(5)</a>,
-<br>
-<a href='http://localhost:631/help'>http://localhost:631/help</a>
+<a href="man-cups-files.conf.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages"><b>cups-files.conf</b>(5),</a>
+<a href="man-cupsd.conf.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages"><b>cupsd.conf</b>(5),</a>
+<a href="man-cupsd.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages"><b>cupsd</b>(8),</a>
+<a href="man-cupsfilter.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages"><b>cupsfilter</b>(8),</a>
+<a href="man-mime.types.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages"><b>mime.types</b>(5),</a>
+CUPS Online Help (<a href="http://localhost:631/help">http://localhost:631/help</a>)
<h2 class="title"><a name="COPYRIGHT">Copyright</a></h2>
-Copyright 2007-2013 by Apple Inc.
+Copyright © 2007-2014 by Apple Inc.
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