<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> <html> <!-- SECTION: Man Pages --> <head> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../cups-printable.css"> <title>cupsd(8)</title> </head> <body> <h1 class="title">cupsd(8)</h1> <h2 class="title"><a name="NAME">Name</a></h2> cupsd - cups scheduler <h2 class="title"><a name="SYNOPSIS">Synopsis</a></h2> <b>cupsd </b>[ -c <i>config-file </i>] [ -f ] [ -F ] [ -h ] [ -l ] [ -t ] <h2 class="title"><a name="DESCRIPTION">Description</a></h2> <i>cupsd</i> is the scheduler for CUPS. It implements a printing system based upon the Internet Printing Protocol, version 2.1. If no options are specified on the command-line then the default configuration file <i>/etc/cups/cupsd.conf</i> will be used. <h2 class="title"><a name="OPTIONS">Options</a></h2> <dl> <dt>-c config-file </dt> <dd></dd> <dd>Uses the named configuration file. </dd> <dt>-f </dt> <dd></dd> <dd>Run <i>cupsd</i> in the foreground; the default is to run in the background as a "daemon". </dd> <dt>-F </dt> <dd></dd> <dd>Run <i>cupsd</i> in the foreground but detach the process from the controlling terminal and current directory. This is useful for running <i>cupsd</i> from <i>init(8)</i>. </dd> <dt>-h </dt> <dd></dd> <dd>Shows the program usage. </dd> <dt>-l </dt> <dd></dd> <dd>This option is passed to <i>cupsd</i> when it is run from <i>launchd(8)</i>. </dd> <dt>-t </dt> <dd></dd> <dd>Test the configuration file for syntax errors. </dd> </dl> <h2 class="title"><a name="COMPATIBILITY">Compatibility</a></h2> <i>cupsd</i> implements all of the required IPP/2.1 attributes and operations. It also implements several CUPS-specific administration operations. <h2 class="title"><a name="SEE_ALSO">See Also</a></h2> <a href='man-backend.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages'>backend(7)</a>, <a href='man-classes.conf.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages'>classes.conf(5)</a>, <a href='man-cups-deviced.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages'>cups-deviced(8)</a>, <a href='man-cups-driverd.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages'>cups-driverd(8)</a>, <a href='man-cups-lpd.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages'>cups-lpd(8)</a>, <i>cups-polld(8)</i>, <a href='man-cupsd.conf.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages'>cupsd.conf(5)</a>, <a href='man-filter.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages'>filter(7)</a>, <i>launchd(8)</i>, <a href='man-mime.convs.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages'>mime.convs(5)</a>, <a href='man-mime.types.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages'>mime.types(5)</a>, <a href='man-printers.conf.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages'>printers.conf(5)</a>, <br> <a href='http://localhost:631/help'>http://localhost:631/help</a> <h2 class="title"><a name="COPYRIGHT">Copyright</a></h2> Copyright 2007-2013 by Apple Inc. </body> </html>