<body>
<h1 class="title">cupsfilter(8)</h1>
<h2 class="title"><a name="NAME">Name</a></h2>
-cupsfilter - convert a file to another format using cups filters
+cupsfilter - convert a file to another format using cups filters (deprecated)
<h2 class="title"><a name="SYNOPSIS">Synopsis</a></h2>
<b>cupsfilter</b>
-[ --list-filters] [ -D ] [ -U
+[
+<b>--list-filters</b>
+] [
+<b>-D</b>
+] [
+<b>-U</b>
<i>user</i>
-] [ -c
+] [
+<b>-c</b>
<i>config-file</i>
-] [ -d
+] [
+<b>-d</b>
<i>printer</i>
-] [ -e ] [ -i
+] [
+<b>-e</b>
+] [
+<b>-i</b>
<i>mime/type</i>
-] [ -j
+] [
+<b>-j</b>
<i>job-id[,N]</i>
-] [ -m
+] [
+<b>-m</b>
<i>mime/type</i>
-] [ -n
+] [
+<b>-n</b>
<i>copies</i>
-] [ -o
+] [
+<b>-o</b>
<i>name=value</i>
-] [ -p
+] [
+<b>-p</b>
<i>filename.ppd</i>
-] [ -t
+] [
+<b>-t</b>
<i>title</i>
-] [ -u ]
+] [
+<b>-u</b>
+]
<i>filename</i>
<h2 class="title"><a name="DESCRIPTION">Description</a></h2>
<b>cupsfilter</b>
<b>cupsfilter</b>
generates a PDF file. The converted file is sent to the standard output.
<h2 class="title"><a name="OPTIONS">Options</a></h2>
-<p style="margin-left: 5.0em; text-indent: -5.0em">--list-filters
-<br>
-Do not actually run the filters, just print the filters used to stdout.
-<p style="margin-left: 5.0em; text-indent: -5.0em">-D
-<br>
-Delete the input file after conversion.
-<p style="margin-left: 5.0em; text-indent: -5.0em">-U user
-<br>
-Specifies the username passed to the filters. The default is the name of the current user.
-<p style="margin-left: 5.0em; text-indent: -5.0em">-c config-file
-<br>
-Uses the named cups-files.conf configuration file.
-<p style="margin-left: 5.0em; text-indent: -5.0em">-d printer
-<br>
-Uses information from the named printer.
-<p style="margin-left: 5.0em; text-indent: -5.0em">-e
-<br>
-Use every filter from the PPD file.
-<p style="margin-left: 5.0em; text-indent: -5.0em">-i mime/type
-<br>
-Specifies the source file type. The default file type is guessed using the filename and contents of the file.
-<p style="margin-left: 5.0em; text-indent: -5.0em">-j job-id[,N]
-<br>
-Converts document N from the specified job. If N is omitted, document 1 is converted.
-<p style="margin-left: 5.0em; text-indent: -5.0em">-m mime/type
-<br>
-Specifies the destination file type. The default file type is application/pdf. Use printer/foo to convert to the printer format defined by the filters in the PPD file.
-<p style="margin-left: 5.0em; text-indent: -5.0em">-n copies
-<br>
-Specifies the number of copies to generate.
-<p style="margin-left: 5.0em; text-indent: -5.0em">-o name=value
-<br>
-Specifies options to pass to the CUPS filters.
-<p style="margin-left: 5.0em; text-indent: -5.0em">-p filename.ppd
-<br>
-Specifies the PPD file to use.
-<p style="margin-left: 5.0em; text-indent: -5.0em">-t title
-<br>
-Specifies the document title.
-<p style="margin-left: 5.0em; text-indent: -5.0em">-u
-<br>
-Delete the PPD file after conversion.
+<dl class="man">
+<dt><b>--list-filters</b>
+<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Do not actually run the filters, just print the filters used to stdout.
+<dt><b>-D</b>
+<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Delete the input file after conversion.
+<dt><b>-U </b><i>user</i>
+<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies the username passed to the filters. The default is the name of the current user.
+<dt><b>-c </b><i>config-file</i>
+<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Uses the named cups-files.conf configuration file.
+<dt><b>-d </b><i>printer</i>
+<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Uses information from the named printer.
+<dt><b>-e</b>
+<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Use every filter from the PPD file.
+<dt><b>-i </b><i>mime/type</i>
+<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies the source file type. The default file type is guessed using the filename and contents of the file.
+<dt><b>-j </b><i>job-id[,N]</i>
+<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Converts document N from the specified job. If N is omitted, document 1 is converted.
+<dt><b>-m </b><i>mime/type</i>
+<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies the destination file type. The default file type is application/pdf. Use printer/foo to convert to the printer format defined by the filters in the PPD file.
+<dt><b>-n </b><i>copies</i>
+<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies the number of copies to generate.
+<dt><b>-o </b><i>name=value</i>
+<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies options to pass to the CUPS filters.
+<dt><b>-p </b><i>filename.ppd</i>
+<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies the PPD file to use.
+<dt><b>-t </b><i>title</i>
+<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies the document title.
+<dt><b>-u</b>
+<dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Delete the PPD file after conversion.
+</dl>
<h2 class="title"><a name="EXIT_STATUS">Exit Status</a></h2>
<b>cupsfilter</b>
returns a non-zero exit status on any error.
<h2 class="title"><a name="ENVIRONMENT">Environment</a></h2>
All of the standard
-<a href="man-cups.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages"><b>cups</b>(1)</a>
+<b>cups</b>(1)
environment variables affect the operation of
<b>cupsfilter</b>.
<h2 class="title"><a name="FILES">Files</a></h2>
-/etc/cups/cups-files.conf, /etc/cups/*.convs, /etc/cups/*.types, /usr/share/cups/mime/*.convs, /usr/share/cups/mime/*.types
+<pre class="man">
+/etc/cups/cups-files.conf
+/etc/cups/*.convs
+/etc/cups/*.types
+/usr/share/cups/mime/*.convs
+/usr/share/cups/mime/*.types
<h2 class="title"><a name="NOTES">Notes</a></h2>
-Unlike when printing, filters run using the
+CUPS printer drivers, filters, and backends are deprecated and will no longer be supported in a future feature release of CUPS.
+Printers that do not support IPP can be supported using applications such as
+<b>ippeveprinter</b>(1).
+<p>Unlike when printing, filters run using the
<b>cupsfilter</b>
command use the current user and security session. This may result in different output or unexpected behavior.
<h2 class="title"><a name="EXAMPLE">Example</a></h2>
The following command will generate a PDF preview of job 42 for a printer named "myprinter" and save it to a file named "preview.pdf":
-<pre>
+<pre class="man">
+
cupsfilter -m application/pdf -d myprinter -j 42 >preview.pdf
</pre>
<h2 class="title"><a name="SEE_ALSO">See Also</a></h2>
-<a href="man-cups.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages"><b>cups</b>(1),</a> <a href="man-cupsd.conf.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages"><b>cupsd.conf</b>(5),</a> <b>filter(7),</b> mime.convs<b>(7),</b> mime.types<b>(7),</b>
-<a href="http://localhost:631/help">http://localhost:631/help</a>
+<b>cups</b>(1),
+<b>cupsd.conf</b>(5),
+<b>filter(7),</b>
+<b>mime.convs</b>(7),
+<b>mime.types</b>(7),
+CUPS Online Help (<a href="http://localhost:631/help">http://localhost:631/help</a>)
<h2 class="title"><a name="COPYRIGHT">Copyright</a></h2>
-Copyright © 2007-2014 by Apple Inc.
+Copyright © 2007-2019 by Apple Inc.
</body>
</html>