Log in to any system on the network.
Check the status of printers.
Only the most commonly used options are shown here. For other options, see lpstat(1).
$ lpstat [-d] [-p printer-name [-D] [-l]] [-t] |
-d |
Shows the system's default printer. |
-p printer-name |
Shows if a printer is active or idle, when the printer was enabled or disabled, and whether the printer is accepting print requests. You can specify multiple printer names with this command. Use a space or a comma to separate printer names. If you use spaces, enclose the list of printer names in quotes. If you don't specify printer-name, the status of all printers is displayed. |
-D |
Shows the description of the specified printer-name. |
-l |
Shows the characteristics of the specified printer-name. |
-t |
Shows status information about the LP print service, including the status of all printers, such as whether they are active and whether they are accepting print requests. |
The following example shows how to displays the system's default printer.
$ lpstat -d system default destination: luna |
The following example shows how to display the status of the printer luna.
$ lpstat -p luna printer luna is idle. enabled since Jul 12 11:17 2001. available. |
The following example shows how to display the description of the printers asteroid and luna.
$ lpstat -p "asteroid luna" -D printer asteroid faulted. enabled since Jul 12 11:35 2001. available. unable to print: paper misfeed jam Description: Printer by break room printer luna is idle. enabled since Jul 12 11:36 2001. available. Description: Printer by server room. |
The following example shows how to display the characteristics of the printer luna.
$ lpstat -p luna -l printer luna is idle. enabled since Thu Jul 12 15:02:32 ... Form mounted: Content types: postscript Printer types: PS Description: Connection: direct Interface: /usr/lib/lp/model/standard After fault: continue Users allowed: (all) Forms allowed: (none) Banner not required Character sets: Default pitch: Default page size: 80 wide 66 long Default port settings: |