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mime.convs(5)			  OpenPrinting			   mime.convs(5)

NAME
     mime.convs - mime type conversion file for cups (deprecated)

DESCRIPTION
     The  mime.convs  file defines the filters that are available for converting
     files from one format to another.	The standard filters support text,  PDF,
     PostScript, and many types of image files.

     Additional  filters are specified in files with the extension .convs in the
     CUPS configuration directory.

     Each line in the mime.convs file is a comment, blank, or filter line.  Com-
     ment lines start with the # character.  Filter lines specify the source and
     destination MIME types along with a relative cost associated with the  fil-
     ter and the filter to run:

	 source/type destination/type cost filter

     The source/type field specifies the source MIME media type that is consumed
     by the filter.

     The  destination/type  field specifies the destination MIME media type that
     is produced by the filter.

     The cost field specifies the relative cost for running the filter.  A value
     of 100 means that the filter uses a large amount of resources while a value
     of 0 means that the filter uses very few resources.

     The filter field specifies the filter program filename.  Filenames are rel-
     ative to the CUPS filter directory.

FILES
     /usr/local/etc/cups - Typical CUPS configuration directory.
     /usr/lib/cups/filter - Typical CUPS filter directory.
     /usr/libexec/cups/filter - CUPS filter directory on macOS.

EXAMPLES
     Define a filter that converts PostScript documents to CUPS Raster format:

	 application/vnd.cups-postscript application/vnd.cups-raster 50 pstoraster

NOTES
     CUPS filters are deprecated and will no longer be	supported  in  a  future
     feature release of CUPS.  Printers that do not support IPP can be supported
     using applications such as ippeveprinter(1).

SEE ALSO
     cups-files.conf(5),  cupsd.conf(5), cupsd(8), cupsfilter(8), mime.types(5),
     CUPS Online Help (http://localhost:631/help)

COPYRIGHT
     Copyright (C) 2020-2024 by OpenPrinting.

2021-02-28			      CUPS			   mime.convs(5)

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