man/lpstat.man

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  24 .TH lpstat 1 "Common UNIX Printing System" "23 March 2006" "Easy Software Products"
  25 .SH NAME
  26 lpstat \- print cups status information
  27 .SH SYNOPSIS
  28 .B lpstat
  29 [ -E ] [ -U
  30 .I username
  31 ] [ -h
  32 .I hostname[:port]
  33 ] [ -l ] [ -W
  34 .I which-jobs
  35 ] [ -a [
  36 .I destination(s)
  37 ] ] [ -c [
  38 .I class(es)
  39 ] ] [ -d ] [ -o [
  40 .I destination(s)
  41 ] ] [ -p [
  42 .I printer(s)
  43 ] ] [ -r ] [ -R ] [ -s ] [ -t ] [ -u [
  44 .I user(s)
  45 ] ] [ -v [
  46 .I printer(s)
  47 ] ]
  48 .SH DESCRIPTION
  49 \fIlpstat\fR displays status information about the current
  50 classes, jobs, and printers. When run with no arguments,
  51 \fIlpstat\fR will list jobs queued by the current user.
  52 .SH OPTIONS
  53 The \fIlpstat\fR command supports the following options:
  54 .TP 5
  55 -E
  56 .br
  57 Forces encryption when connecting to the server.
  58 .TP 5
  59 -R
  60 .br
  61 Shows the ranking of print jobs.
  62 .TP 5
  63 -U username
  64 .br
  65 Specifies an alternate username.
  66 .TP 5
  67 -W which-jobs
  68 .br
  69 Specifies which jobs to show, \fIcompleted\fR or
  70 \fInot-completed\fR (the default). This option \fImust\fR appear
  71 before the \fI-o\fR option and/or any printer names, otherwise
  72 the default (not-completed) value will be used in the request to
  73 the scheduler.
  74 .TP 5
  75 -a [printer(s)]
  76 .br
  77 Shows the accepting state of printer queues. If no printers are
  78 specified then all printers are listed.
  79 .TP 5
  80 -c [class(es)]
  81 .br
  82 Shows the printer classes and the printers that belong to them.
  83 If no classes are specified then all classes are listed.
  84 .TP 5
  85 -d
  86 .br
  87 Shows the current default destination.
  88 .TP 5
  89 -h server[:port]
  90 .br
  91 Specifies an alternate server.
  92 .TP 5
  93 -l
  94 .br
  95 Shows a long listing of printers, classes, or jobs.
  96 .TP 5
  97 -o [destination(s)]
  98 .br
  99 Shows the jobs queue on the specified destinations. If no destinations are
 100 specified all jobs are shown.
 101 .TP 5
 102 -p [printer(s)]
 103 .br
 104 Shows the printers and whether or not they are enabled for printing. If
 105 no printers are specified then all printers are listed.
 106 .TP 5
 107 -r
 108 .br
 109 Shows whether the CUPS server is running.
 110 .TP 5
 111 -s
 112 .br
 113 Shows a status summary, including the default destination, a
 114 list of classes and their member printers, and a list of printers and
 115 their associated devices. This is equivalent to using the "-d", "-c",
 116 and "-v" options.
 117 .TP 5
 118 -t
 119 .br
 120 Shows all status information. This is equivalent to using the "-r",
 121 "-d", "-c", "-v", "-a", "-p", and "-o" options.
 122 .TP 5
 123 -u [user(s)]
 124 .br
 125 Shows a list of print jobs queued by the specified users. If no users
 126 are specified, lists the jobs queued by the current user.
 127 .TP 5
 128 -v [printer(s)]
 129 .br
 130 Shows the printers and what device they are attached to. If no printers
 131 are specified then all printers are listed.
 132 .SH COMPATIBILITY
 133 Unlike the System V printing system, CUPS allows printer names to
 134 contain any printable character except SPACE, TAB, "/", and "#".
 135 Also, printer and class names are \fInot\fR case-sensitive.
 136 .LP
 137 The "-h", "-E", "-U", and "-W" options are unique to CUPS.
 138 .LP
 139 The Solaris "-f", "-P", and "-S" options are silently ignored.
 140 .SH SEE ALSO
 141 \fIcancel(1)\fR, \fIlp(1)\fR,
 142 .br
 143 http://localhost:631/help
 144 .SH COPYRIGHT
 145 Copyright 1997-2006 by Easy Software Products, All Rights Reserved.
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