cupsfilter(8) Apple Inc. cupsfilter(8)NAME
cupsfilter - convert a file to another format using cups filters
SYNOPSIS
cupsfilter [ -c config-file ] [ -d printer ] [ -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 specific 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.
-d printer
Uses information from the named printer.
-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 2007-2010 by Apple Inc.
4 March 2010 CUPS cupsfilter(8)
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cupsd-helper(8) Apple Inc. cupsd-helper(8)NAME
cupsd-helper - cupsd helper programs
SYNOPSIS
cups-deviced request-id limit user-id options
cups-driverd cat ppd-name
cups-driverd list request_id limit options
cups-exec sandbox-profile [ -g group-id ] [ -n nice-value ] [ -u user-id ] /path/to/program argv0 ... argvN
DESCRIPTION
The cupsd-helper programs perform long-running operations on behalf of the scheduler, cupsd(8). The cups-deviced helper program runs each
CUPS backend(7) with no arguments in order to discover the available printers.
The cups-driverd helper program lists all available printer drivers, a subset of "matching" printer drivers, or a copy of a specific driver
PPD file.
The cups-exec helper program runs backends, filters, and other programs. On macOS these programs are run in a secure sandbox.
FILES
The cups-driverd program looks for PPD and driver information files in the following directories:
/Library/Printers
/opt/share/ppd
/System/Library/Printers
/usr/local/share/ppd
/usr/share/cups/drv
/usr/share/cups/model
/usr/share/ppd
PPD files can be compressed using the gzip(1) program or placed in compressed tar(1) archives to further reduce their size.
Driver information files must conform to the format defined in ppdcfile(5).
SEE ALSO backend(7), cups(1), cupsd(8), cupsd.conf(5), filter(7), ppdcfile(5), CUPS Online Help (http://localhost:631/help)
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2007-2017 by Apple Inc.
15 April 2014 CUPS cupsd-helper(8)
Hi,
I have a PPD(Postscript printer description) file which is in Japanese.
I want to use the PPD file in AIX.
Is it possible
where should i set the Lang.
and is it possible to type in Japanese language.
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