mime.convs(5) [osx man page]

mime.convs(5)							    Apple Inc.							     mime.convs(5)

NAME

       mime.convs - mime type conversion file for cups

DESCRIPTION

       The  mime.convs	file  defines the filters that are available for converting files from one format to another. The standard filters support
       text, PDF, PostScript, HP-GL/2, and many types of image files.

       Additional filters can be added to the mime.convs file or (preferably) to other files in the CUPS configuration directory.

       Each line in the mime.convs file is a comment, blank, or filter line. Comment lines start with the # character. Filter  lines  specify  the
       source and destination MIME types along with a relative cost associated with the filter and the filter to run:

       super/type super/type cost filter
       application/postscript application/vnd.cups-raster 50 pstoraster

SEE ALSO

       classes.conf(5), cupsd(8), cupsd.conf(5), mime.types(5), printers.conf(5),
       http://localhost:631/help

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright 2007-2013 by Apple Inc.

20 March 2006							       CUPS							     mime.convs(5)

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, 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.

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

       /etc/cups/cups-files.conf
       /etc/cups/*.convs
       /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 out-
       put 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 (C) 2007-2017 by Apple Inc.

11 June 2014							       CUPS							     cupsfilter(8)