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13 .TH cupsd 8 "CUPS" "12 February 2016" "Apple Inc."
15 cupsd \- cups scheduler
37 is the scheduler for CUPS. It implements a printing system based upon the Internet Printing Protocol, version 2.1, and supports most of the requirements for IPP Everywhere. If no options are specified on the command-line then the default configuration file
38 .I /etc/cups/cupsd.conf
43 Uses the named cupsd.conf configuration file.
48 in the foreground; the default is to run in the background as a "daemon".
53 in the foreground but detach the process from the controlling terminal and current directory. This is useful for running
59 Shows the program usage.
62 This option is passed to
69 .BI \-s \ cups-files.conf
70 Uses the named cups-files.conf configuration file.
73 Test the configuration file for syntax errors.
76 .I /etc/cups/classes.conf
77 .I /etc/cups/cups-files.conf
78 .I /etc/cups/cupsd.conf
79 .I /usr/share/cups/mime/mime.convs
80 .I /usr/share/cups/mime/mime.types
81 .I /etc/cups/printers.conf
82 .I /etc/cups/subscriptions.conf
86 implements all of the required IPP/2.1 attributes and operations. It also implements several CUPS-specific administrative operations.
90 in the background with the default configuration file:
96 Test a configuration file called
100 cupsd \-t \-c test.conf
105 in the foreground with a test configuration file called
109 cupsd \-f \-c test.conf
114 .BR classes.conf (5),
116 .BR cups-files.conf (5),
119 .BR cupsd-helper (8),
125 .BR printers.conf (5),
127 CUPS Online Help (http://localhost:631/help)
129 Copyright \[co] 2007-2017 by Apple Inc.