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cupsfilter(8)                                    Apple Inc.                                    cupsfilter(8)



NAME
       cupsfilter - convert a file to another format using cups filters

SYNOPSIS
       cupsfilter [ -c config-file ] [ -e ] -j job-id[,N] [ -m mime/type ] [ -n copies ] [ -o name=value ] [
       -p filename.ppd ] [ -t title ] filename

DESCRIPTION
       cupsfilter is a front-end to the CUPS filter subsystem which allows you to convert a file to  a  spe-cific specific
       cific  format,  just  as if you had printed the file through CUPS. By default, cupsfilter generates a
       PDF file.

OPTIONS
       -c config-file
            Uses the named cupsd.conf configuration file.

       -e
            Use every filter from the PPD file.

       -j job-id[,N]
            Converts document N from the specified job. If N is omitted, document 1 is converted.

       -m mime/type
            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.

       -n copies
            Specifies the number of copies to generate.

       -o name=value
            Specifies options to pass to the CUPS filters.

       -p filename.ppd
            Specifies the PPD file to use.

       -t title
            Specifies the document title.

KNOWN ISSUES
       cupsfilter  currently  does not use the filters defined in the PPD file.  This will be addressed in a
       future CUPS release.

SEE ALSO
       cupsd.conf(5)
       http://localhost:631/help

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright 2007-2009 by Apple Inc.



26 February 2009                                    CUPS                                       cupsfilter(8)

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