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4 .\" cupsd man page for the Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS).
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24 .TH cupsd 8 "Common UNIX Printing System" "12 February 2006" "Easy Software Products"
25 .SH NAME
26 cupsd \- common unix printing system daemon
27 .SH SYNOPSIS
28 .B cupsd
29 [ -c
30 .I config-file
31 ] [ -f ] [ -F ] [ -h ] [ -l ]
32 .SH DESCRIPTION
33 \fIcupsd\fR is the scheduler for the Common UNIX Printing System. It
34 implements a printing system based upon the Internet Printing Protocol,
35 version 1.1. If no options are specified on the command-line then the
36 default configuration file \fI@CUPS_SERVERROOT@/cupsd.conf\fR will be
37 used.
38 .SH OPTIONS
39 .TP 5
40 -c config-file
41 .br
42 Uses the named configuration file.
43 .TP 5
44 -f
45 .br
46 Run \fIcupsd\fR in the foreground; the default is to run in the
47 background as a "daemon".
48 .TP 5
49 -F
50 .br
51 Run \fIcupsd\fR in the foreground but detach the process from the
52 controlling terminal and current directory. This is useful for
53 running \fIcupsd\fR from \fIinit(8)\fR.
54 .TP 5
55 -h
56 .br
57 Shows the program usage.
58 .TP 5
59 -l
60 .br
61 This option is passed to \fIcupsd\fR when it is run from
62 \fIlaunchd(8)\fR.
63 .SH COMPATIBILITY
64 \fIcupsd\fR implements all of the required IPP/1.1 attributes and
65 operations. It also implements several CUPS-specific administration
66 operations.
67 .SH SEE ALSO
68 \fIbackend(7)\fR, \fIclasses.conf(5)\fR, \fIcups-deviced(8)\fR,
69 \fIcups-driverd(8)\fR, \fIcups-lpd(8)\fR, \fIcups-polld(8)\fR,
70 \fIcupsd.conf(5)\fR, \fIfilter(7)\fR, \fIlaunchd(8)\fR,
71 \fImime.convs(5)\fR, \fImime.types(5)\fR, \fIprinters.conf(5)\fR,
72 .br
73 http://localhost:631/help
74 .SH COPYRIGHT
75 Copyright 1997-2006 by Easy Software Products, All Rights Reserved.
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