cupsfilter - convert a file to another format using cups filters (deprecated)
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
CUPS printer drivers, filters, and backends are deprecated and will no longer be
supported in a future feature release 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.
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
cups(1),
cupsd.conf(5),
filter(7),
mime.convs(7),
mime.types(7), CUPS Online Help (http://localhost:631/help)
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