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cupsd - cups scheduler

cupsd [ -c cupsd.conf ] [ -f ] [ -F ] [ -h ] [ -l ] [ -s cups-files.conf ] [ -t ]

cupsd is the scheduler for CUPS. It implements a printing system based upon the Internet Printing Protocol, version 2.1, and supports most of the requirements for IPP Everywhere. If no options are specified on the command-line then the default configuration file /etc/cups/cupsd.conf will be used.

*-c*/ cupsd.conf/

Uses the named cupsd.conf configuration file.

-f

Run cupsd in the foreground; the default is to run in the background as a “daemon”.

-F

Run cupsd in the foreground but detach the process from the controlling terminal and current directory. This is useful for running cupsd from *init*(8).

-h

Shows the program usage.

-l

This option is passed to cupsd when it is run from *launchd*(8) or *systemd*(8).

*-s*/ cups-files.conf/

Uses the named cups-files.conf configuration file.

-t

Test the configuration file for syntax errors.

  /etc/cups/classes.conf
  /etc/cups/cups-files.conf
  /etc/cups/cupsd.conf
  /usr/share/cups/mime/mime.convs
  /usr/share/cups/mime/mime.types
  /etc/cups/printers.conf
  /etc/cups/subscriptions.conf

cupsd implements all of the required IPP/2.1 attributes and operations. It also implements several CUPS-specific administrative operations.

Run cupsd in the background with the default configuration file:

      cupsd

Test a configuration file called test.conf:

      cupsd -t -c test.conf

Run cupsd in the foreground with a test configuration file called test.conf:

      cupsd -f -c test.conf

*backend*(7), *classes.conf*(5), *cups*(1), *cups-files.conf*(5), *cups-lpd*(8), *cupsd.conf*(5), *cupsd-helper*(8), *cupsd-logs*(8), *filter*(7), *launchd*(8), *mime.convs*(5), *mime.types*(5), *printers.conf*(5), *systemd*(8), CUPS Online Help (http://localhost:631/help)

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