The
lpq
utility examines the spooling area used by
lpd(8)
for printing files on the line printer, and reports the status of the
specified jobs or all jobs associated with a user.
The
lpq
utility invoked
without any arguments reports on any jobs currently in the queue.
Options:
|
| -P
|
| |
Specify a particular printer, otherwise the default
line printer is used (or the value of the
PRINTER
variable in the
environment).
All other arguments supplied are interpreted as user
names or job numbers to filter out only those jobs of interest.
|
| -l
|
| |
Information about each of the files comprising the job entry
is printed.
Normally, only as much information as will fit on one line is displayed.
|
| -a
|
| |
Report on the local queues for all printers,
rather than just the specified printer.
|
|
For each job submitted (i.e., invocation of
lpr(1))
lpq
reports the user's name, current rank in the queue, the
names of files comprising the job, the job identifier (a number which
may be supplied to
lprm(1)
for removing a specific job), and the total size in bytes.
Job ordering is dependent on
the algorithm used to scan the spooling directory and is supposed
to be
FIFO
(First in First Out).
File names comprising a job may be unavailable
(when
lpr(1)
is used as a sink in a pipeline) in which case the file
is indicated as ``(standard input)''.
If
lpq
warns that there is no daemon present (i.e., due to some malfunction),
the
lpc(8)
command can be used to restart the printer daemon.
