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15 .TH cupsd 8 "CUPS" "10 June 2014" "Apple Inc."
17 cupsd \- cups scheduler
36 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
37 .I /etc/cups/cupsd.conf
42 Uses the named configuration file.
47 in the foreground; the default is to run in the background as a "daemon".
52 in the foreground but detach the process from the controlling terminal and current directory. This is useful for running
58 Shows the program usage.
61 This option is passed to
69 Test the configuration file for syntax errors.
72 .I /etc/cups/classes.conf
73 .I /etc/cups/cups-files.conf
74 .I /etc/cups/cupsd.conf
75 .I /usr/share/cups/mime/mime.convs
76 .I /usr/share/cups/mime/mime.types
77 .I /etc/cups/printers.conf
78 .I /etc/cups/subscriptions.conf
82 implements all of the required IPP/2.1 attributes and operations. It also implements several CUPS-specific administrative operations.
86 in the background with the default configuration file:
92 Test a configuration file called
96 cupsd \-t \-c test.conf
101 in the foreground with a test configuration file called
105 cupsd \-f \-c test.conf
110 .BR classes.conf (5),
112 .BR cups-deviced (8),
113 .BR cups-driverd (8),
120 .BR printers.conf (5),
122 CUPS Online Help (http://localhost:631/help)
124 Copyright \[co] 2007-2014 by Apple Inc.