OT: print a pdf from command line

[Dan Coutu]

Bob Rasmussen wrote:

>Presumably, an output filter or something similar would react to the file
>extension, send the job to Acrobat, and output the result. Is this done by
>CUPS? Somebody please fill me (and others) in.
>  
>
Oh, one other thing. The file type detection DOES NOT use the file 
extension. That's a poor
hack from the world of Windows. Check out the 'file' command on Linux. 
The algorithm that it
uses is what the print filter uses. It actually reads the beginning data 
in a file to determine what
type of file it is. Check out the file man page if you want more detail.

Dan
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