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NAME

cupsd - cups scheduler

SYNOPSIS

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

DESCRIPTION

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.

OPTIONS

-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.

FILES

/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

CONFORMING TO

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

EXAMPLES

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