cupsd(8) Apple Inc. cupsd(8)NAMEcupsd - common unix printing system daemon
SYNOPSIScupsd [ -c config-file ] [ -f ] [ -F ] [ -h ] [ -l ]
DESCRIPTIONcupsd is the scheduler for the Common UNIX Printing System. It imple‐
ments a printing system based upon the Internet Printing Protocol, ver‐
sion 1.1. If no options are specified on the command-line then the
default configuration file /system/config/cups/cupsd.conf will be used.
OPTIONS-c config-file
Uses the named configuration file.
-f
Run cupsd in the foreground; the default is to run in the back‐
ground as a "daemon".
-F
Run cupsd in the foreground but detach the process from the con‐
trolling terminal and current directory. This is useful for run‐
ning cupsd from init(8).
-h
Shows the program usage.
-l
This option is passed to cupsd when it is run from launchd(8).
COMPATIBILITYcupsd implements all of the required IPP/1.1 attributes and operations.
It also implements several CUPS-specific administration operations.
SEE ALSObackend(7), classes.conf(5), cups-deviced(8), cups-driverd(8), cups-
lpd(8), cups-polld(8), cupsd.conf(5), filter(7), launchd(8),
mime.convs(5), mime.types(5), printers.conf(5),
http://localhost:631/help
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12 February 2006 Common UNIX Printing System cupsd(8)