cupsd - cups scheduler
Contents
Conforming To
cupsd implements all of the required IPP/2.1 attributes and operations. It also implements several CUPS-
specific administrative operations.
Copyright
Copyright © 2020-2024 by OpenPrinting.
2021-02-28 CUPS cupsd(8)
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.
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
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
Name
cupsd - cups scheduler
Options
-ccupsd.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).
-scups-files.conf
Uses the named cups-files.conf configuration file.
-t Test the configuration file for syntax errors.
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)
Synopsis
cupsd [ -ccupsd.conf ] [ -f ] [ -F ] [ -h ] [ -l ] [ -scups-files.conf ] [ -t ]
