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cupsd-helper(8) 		  Apple Inc.		       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 pro-
       grams. 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 com-
       pressed tar(1) archives to further reduce their size.

       Driver information files must conform to the format  defined  in  ppdc-
       file(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 (C) 2007-2017 by Apple Inc.

15 April 2014			     CUPS		       cupsd-helper(8)