[cups.general] backend $6

[Jerome Alet]

On Thu, Feb 16, 2006 at 02:34:30PM -0500, Jim wrote:
> My backend script used to get %6 on a regular bases.
> Now it is never passed.
> 
> I can still catch it with:  cat > "$copy"
> 
> Is their some setting that controles the passing of $6 for backends?
> 
> Also, if I set: LogLevel debug (in cupsd.conf)
> It shows:
> StartJob:
> argv = "sharp-01","52","root","51","1","","/var/spool/cups/d00052-001"
> 
> from backend:
> echo "There were $# arguments on the command line.">>/tmp/log.txt
> 
> Only 5 arguments are being sent.
> 
> Any idea what is going on?

The file name argument is only set when you print in raw mode.

Otherwise it wouldn't have any signification since the backend
input comes directly from the end of the filtering chain.

hth

Jerome Alet