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cupsfilter - convert a file to another format using cups
filters
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
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.
- --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.
cupsfilter returns a non-zero exit status on any error.
All of the standard cups(1)
environment variables affect the
operation of cupsfilter.
/etc/cups/cups-files.conf
/etc/cups/*.convs
/etc/cups/*.types
/usr/share/cups/mime/*.convs
/usr/share/cups/mime/*.types
NotesUnlike when printing, filters run using the cupsfilter command use
the current user and security session. This may result in different output
or unexpected behavior. ExampleThe 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
cups(1)
, cupsd.conf(5)
, filter(7)
, mime.convs(7)
, mime.types(7)
, CUPS
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