LP Print Service Commands (System Administration Guide: Solaris Printing)

System Administration Guide: Solaris Printing

LP Print Service Commands

Note –

The LP Print Service client commands have been modified to be a consumer of the FSG OpenPrinting Open Standard Print API (PAPI). These print commands are layered on top of the PAPI. See How PAPI Is Implemented in the Solaris OS for more information.

The following table lists frequently used LP print service commands.

Table 11–2 LP Print Service Commands


Command	Task	Man Page
`enable`	Activate a printer	enable(1)
`cancel`	Cancel a print request	cancel(1)
`lp`	Send one or more file or files to a printer	lp(1)
`lpstat`	Report the status of the LP print service	lpstat(1)
`disable`	Deactivate on or more printers	enable(1)
`accept`	Permit print requests to be queued for a specific destination	accept(1M)
`reject`	Prevent print requests from being queued for a specific destination	accept(1M)
`lpadmin`	Set up or change a printer configuration	lpadmin(1M)
`lpfilter`	Set up or change filter definitions	lpfilter(1M)
`lpforms`	Set up or change preprinted forms	lpforms(1M)
`lpadmin`	Mount a form	lpadmin(1M)
`lpmove`	Move output requests from one destination to another destination	lpmove(1M)
`lpsched`	Start the LP print service scheduler	lpsched(1M)
`lpshut`	Stop the LP print service scheduler	lpshut(1M)
`lpusers`	Set or change the default priority and priority limits that can be requested of the LP print service by users	lpusers(1M)

For information about Solaris print commands that have been modified for use with the PAPI, see How PAPI Is Implemented in the Solaris OS.