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cupsfilter(8)			  Apple Inc.			 cupsfilter(8)

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

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, docu‐
	    ment 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
       /usr/local/etc/cups/cups-files.conf
       /usr/local/etc/cups/*.convs
       /usr/local/etc/cups/*.types
       /usr/share/cups/mime/*.convs
       /usr/share/cups/mime/*.types

NOTES
       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 © 2007-2014 by Apple Inc.

11 June 2014			     CUPS			 cupsfilter(8)

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