Manual: cupsfilter

cupsfilter(8)						OpenPrinting					       cupsfilter(8)

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

SYNOPSIS
       cupsfilter  [ --list-filters ] [ -D ] [ -U user ] [ -c config-file ] [ -d printer ] [ -e ] [ -i mime/type ] [ -j job-
       id[,N] ] [ -m mime/type ] [ -n copies ] [ -o name=value ] [ -p filename.ppd ] [ -t title ] [ -u ] filename

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

OPTIONS
       --list-filters
	    Do not actually run the filters, just print the filters used to stdout.

       -D   Delete the input file after conversion.

       -U user
	    Specifies the username passed to the filters. The default is the name of the current user.

       -c config-file
	    Uses the named cups-files.conf configuration file.

       -d printer
	    Uses information from the named printer.

       -e   Use every filter from the PPD file.

       -i mime/type
	    Specifies the source file type. The default file type is guessed using the filename and contents of the 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.

       -u   Delete the PPD file after conversion.

EXIT STATUS
       cupsfilter returns a non-zero exit status on any error.

ENVIRONMENT
       All of the standard cups(1) environment variables affect the operation of cupsfilter.

FILES
       /etc/cups/cups-files.conf
       /etc/cups/*.convs
       /etc/cups/*.types
       /usr/share/cups/mime/*.convs
       /usr/share/cups/mime/*.types

NOTES
       CUPS printer drivers, filters, and backends are deprecated and will no longer be supported in a	future	feature	 re‐
       lease of CUPS.  Printers that do not support IPP can be supported using applications such as ippeveprinter(1).

       Unlike  when  printing,	filters run using the cupsfilter command use the current user and security session. This may
       result in different output or unexpected behavior.

EXAMPLE
       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":

	   cupsfilter -m application/pdf -d myprinter -j 42 >preview.pdf

SEE ALSO
       cups(1), cupsd.conf(5), filter(7), mime.convs(7), mime.types(7), CUPS Online Help (http://localhost:631/help)

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright © 2020-2024 by OpenPrinting.

2021-02-28						    CUPS					       cupsfilter(8)