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10 .TH cupsd 8 "CUPS" "26 April 2019" "Apple Inc."
12 cupsd \- cups scheduler
34 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
35 .I /etc/cups/cupsd.conf
40 Uses the named cupsd.conf configuration file.
45 in the foreground; the default is to run in the background as a "daemon".
50 in the foreground but detach the process from the controlling terminal and current directory. This is useful for running
56 Shows the program usage.
59 This option is passed to
66 .BI \-s \ cups-files.conf
67 Uses the named cups-files.conf configuration file.
70 Test the configuration file for syntax errors.
73 .I /etc/cups/classes.conf
74 .I /etc/cups/cups-files.conf
75 .I /etc/cups/cupsd.conf
76 .I /usr/share/cups/mime/mime.convs
77 .I /usr/share/cups/mime/mime.types
78 .I /etc/cups/printers.conf
79 .I /etc/cups/subscriptions.conf
83 implements all of the required IPP/2.1 attributes and operations. It also implements several CUPS-specific administrative operations.
87 in the background with the default configuration file:
93 Test a configuration file called
97 cupsd \-t \-c test.conf
102 in the foreground with a test configuration file called
106 cupsd \-f \-c test.conf
111 .BR classes.conf (5),
113 .BR cups-files.conf (5),
116 .BR cupsd-helper (8),
122 .BR printers.conf (5),
124 CUPS Online Help (http://localhost:631/help)
126 Copyright \[co] 2007-2019 by Apple Inc.