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9 <h1 class=
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10 <h2 class=
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"NAME">Name
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11 cupsfilter - convert a file to another format using cups filters
12 <h2 class=
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"SYNOPSIS">Synopsis
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36 </i><h2 class=
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"DESCRIPTION">Description
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37 <i>cupsfilter
</i> is a front-end to the CUPS filter subsystem which allows you
38 to convert a file to a specific format, just as if you had printed the file
39 through CUPS. By default,
<i>cupsfilter
</i> generates a PDF file.
40 <h2 class=
"title"><a name=
"OPTIONS">Options
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45 <dd>Delete the input file after conversion.
50 <dd>Specifies the username passed to the filters. The default is the name of the current user.
55 <dd>Uses the named cupsd.conf configuration file.
59 <dd>Uses information from the named printer.
64 <dd>Use every filter from the PPD file.
69 <dd>Specifies the source file type. The default file type is guessed using the
70 filename and contents of the file.
75 <dd>Converts document N from the specified job. If N is omitted, document
1 is
81 <dd>Specifies the destination file type. The default file type is application/pdf.
82 Use printer/foo to convert to the printer format defined by the filters in the
88 <dd>Specifies the number of copies to generate.
93 <dd>Specifies options to pass to the CUPS filters.
98 <dd>Specifies the PPD file to use.
103 <dd>Specifies the document title.
108 <dd>Delete the PPD file after conversion.
111 <h2 class=
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112 <a href='man-cupsd.conf.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages'
>cupsd.conf(
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114 <a href='http://localhost:
631/help'
>http://localhost:
631/help
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