Commands

lpc

[command [argument …]]

This command is used by root to manage the line printer system. If called with no arguments, lpc will supply an interactive prompt, otherwise it will interpret command line arguments as interactive commands. Note that it is effective only on printers specified in /etc/printcap.

Example: To invoke lpc from the command line and then use it to disable the print queue associated with lp1, use

lpc

lpc> disable lp1

? [command ...], help [command ...] This command outputs a short description of the specified command, or, if none is specified, a list of available commands.
abort { all | printer }T This command terminates ...

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