4 .\" cupsfilter man page for CUPS.
6 .\" Copyright 2007-2013 by Apple Inc.
8 .\" These coded instructions, statements, and computer programs are the
9 .\" property of Apple Inc. and are protected by Federal copyright
10 .\" law. Distribution and use rights are outlined in the file "LICENSE.txt"
11 .\" which should have been included with this file. If this file is
12 .\" file is missing or damaged, see the license at "http://www.cups.org/".
14 .TH cupsfilter 8 "CUPS" "20 June 2012" "Apple Inc."
16 cupsfilter \- convert a file to another format using cups filters
42 \fIcupsfilter\fR is a front-end to the CUPS filter subsystem which allows you
43 to convert a file to a specific format, just as if you had printed the file
44 through CUPS. By default, \fIcupsfilter\fR generates a PDF file.
49 Delete the input file after conversion.
53 Specifies the username passed to the filters. The default is the name of the current user.
57 Uses the named cupsd.conf configuration file.
60 Uses information from the named printer.
64 Use every filter from the PPD file.
68 Specifies the source file type. The default file type is guessed using the
69 filename and contents of the file.
73 Converts document N from the specified job. If N is omitted, document 1 is
78 Specifies the destination file type. The default file type is application/pdf.
79 Use printer/foo to convert to the printer format defined by the filters in the
84 Specifies the number of copies to generate.
88 Specifies options to pass to the CUPS filters.
92 Specifies the PPD file to use.
96 Specifies the document title.
100 Delete the PPD file after conversion.
104 http://localhost:631/help
106 Copyright 2007-2013 by Apple Inc.