August 2000
Intermediate to advanced
816 pages
29h 45m
English
book
Linux in a Nutshell, Third Edition
by Ellen Siever, Stephen Spainhour, Jessica P. Hekman, Stephen Figgins
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Name
lpstat
Synopsis
lpstat [options]
Description
Show the status of the print queue. With options that take a list argument, omitting the list produces all information for that option. list can be separated by commas or, if enclosed in double quotes, by spaces.
Options
- -a [list]
Show whether the list of printer or class names is accepting requests.
- -c [list]
Show information about printer classes named in list.
- -d
Show the default printer destination.
- -f [list]
Verify that the list of forms is known to lp.
- -l
Use after -f to describe available forms, after -p to show printer configurations, or after -s to describe printers appropriate for the specified character set or print wheel.
- -o [list]
Show the status of output requests. list contains printer names, class names, or request IDs.
- -p [list]
Show the status of printers named in list.
- -r
Show whether the print scheduler is on or off.
- -R
Show the job’s position in the print queue.
- -s
Summarize the print status (shows almost everything).
- -t
Show all status information (reports everything).
- -u [list]
Show request status for users on list. list can be all to show information on all users.
- -v [list]
Show device associated with each printer named in list.
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