cupsd-helper(8)

NAME

   cupsd-helper - cupsd helper programs

SYNOPSIS

   cups-deviced request-id limit user-id options
   cups-driverd cat ppd-name
   cups-driverd list request_id limit options
   cups-exec  sandbox-profile [ -g group-id ] [ -n nice-value ] [ -u user-
   id ] /path/to/program argv0 ...  argvN

DESCRIPTION

   The cupsd-helper programs perform long-running operations on behalf  of
   the  scheduler,  cupsd(8).   The  cups-deviced helper program runs each
   CUPS backend(7) with no arguments in order to  discover  the  available
   printers.

   The  cups-driverd helper program lists all available printer drivers, a
   subset of "matching" printer drivers, or a copy of  a  specific  driver
   PPD file.

   The   cups-exec  helper  program  runs  backends,  filters,  and  other
   programs. On macOS these programs are run in a secure sandbox.

FILES

   The cups-driverd program looks for PPD and driver information files  in
   the following directories:

       /Library/Printers
       /opt/share/ppd
       /System/Library/Printers
       /usr/local/share/ppd
       /usr/share/cups/drv
       /usr/share/cups/model
       /usr/share/ppd

   PPD  files  can  be  compressed  using the gzip(1) program or placed in
   compressed tar(1) archives to further reduce their size.

   Driver  information  files  must  conform  to  the  format  defined  in
   ppdcfile(5).

SEE ALSO

   backend(7),  cups(1),  cupsd(8), cupsd.conf(5), filter(7), ppdcfile(5),
   CUPS Online Help (http://localhost:631/help)

COPYRIGHT

   Copyright © 2007-2016 by Apple Inc.

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