cupsd(8) OpenPrinting cupsd(8)
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 back-
ground as a "daemon".
-F Run cupsd in the foreground but detach the process from the con-
trolling 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
SEE ALSO
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)
COPYRIGHT
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2021-02-28 CUPS cupsd(8)
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