lpq - show printer queue status
lpq [ -E ] [ -U username ] [ -h server[:port] ] [ -P destina- tion[/instance] ] [ -a ] [ -l ] [ +interval ]
lpq(1) Apple Inc. lpq(1)
NAME
lpq - show printer queue status
SYNOPSIS
lpq [ -E ] [ -U username ] [ -h server[:port] ] [ -P destina-
tion[/instance] ] [ -a ] [ -l ] [ +interval ]
DESCRIPTION
lpq shows the current print queue status on the named printer. Jobs
queued on the default destination will be shown if no printer or class
is specified on the command-line.
The +interval option allows you to continuously report the jobs in the
queue until the queue is empty; the list of jobs is shown once every
interval seconds.
OPTIONS
lpq supports the following options:
-E Forces encryption when connecting to the server.
-P destination[/instance]
Specifies an alternate printer or class name.
-U username
Specifies an alternate username.
-a Reports jobs on all printers.
-h server[:port]
Specifies an alternate server.
-l Requests a more verbose (long) reporting format.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+---------------+------------------+
|ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+---------------+------------------+
|Availability | print/cups |
+---------------+------------------+
|Stability | Volatile |
+---------------+------------------+
SEE ALSO
cancel(1), lp(1), lpr(1), lprm(1), lpstat(1), CUPS Online Help
(http://localhost:631/help)
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2007-2019 by Apple Inc.
NOTES
Source code for open source software components in Oracle Solaris can
be found at https://www.oracle.com/downloads/opensource/solaris-source-
code-downloads.html.
This software was built from source available at
https://github.com/oracle/solaris-userland. The original community
source was downloaded from https://github.com/apple/cups/ar-
chive/v2.3.3.zip.
Further information about this software can be found on the open source
community website at http://www.cups.org/.
26 April 2019 CUPS lpq(1)