<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> <html> <!-- SECTION: Man Pages --> <head> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../cups-printable.css"> <title>cancel(1)</title> </head> <body> <h1 class="title">cancel(1)</h1> <h2 class="title"><a name="NAME">Name</a></h2> cancel - cancel jobs <h2 class="title"><a name="SYNOPSIS">Synopsis</a></h2> <b>cancel </b>[ -E ] [ -U <i>username </i>] [ -a ] [ -h <i>hostname[:port] </i>] [ -u <i>username </i>] [ -x ] [ <i>id </i>] [ <i>destination </i>] [ <i>destination-id </i>] <h2 class="title"><a name="DESCRIPTION">Description</a></h2> <i>cancel</i> cancels existing print jobs. The <i>-a</i> option will remove all jobs from the specified destination. <h2 class="title"><a name="OPTIONS">Options</a></h2> The following options are recognized by <i>cancel</i>: <dl> <dt>-E </dt> <dd></dd> <dd>Forces encryption when connecting to the server. </dd> <dt>-U username </dt> <dd></dd> <dd>Specifies the username to use when connecting to the server. </dd> <dt>-a </dt> <dd></dd> <dd>Cancel all jobs on the named destination, or all jobs on all destinations if none is provided. </dd> <dt>-h hostname[:port] </dt> <dd></dd> <dd>Chooses an alternate server. </dd> <dt>-u username </dt> <dd></dd> <dd>Cancels jobs owned by <i>username</i>. </dd> <dt>-x </dt> <dd></dd> <dd>Deletes job data files in addition to canceling. </dd> </dl> <h2 class="title"><a name="COMPATIBILITY">Compatibility</a></h2> Unlike the System V printing system, CUPS allows printer names to contain any printable character except SPACE, TAB, "/", or "#". Also, printer and class names are <i>not</i> case-sensitive. <h2 class="title"><a name="NOTES">Notes</a></h2> Administrators wishing to prevent unauthorized cancellation of jobs via the <i>-u</i> option should require authentication for Cancel-Jobs operations in <a href='man-cupsd.conf.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages'>cupsd.conf(5)</a>. <h2 class="title"><a name="SEE_ALSO">See Also</a></h2> <a href='man-lp.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages'>lp(1)</a>, <a href='man-lpmove.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages'>lpmove(8)</a>, <a href='man-lpstat.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages'>lpstat(1)</a>, <br> <a href='http://localhost:631/help'>http://localhost:631/help</a> <h2 class="title"><a name="COPYRIGHT">Copyright</a></h2> Copyright 2007-2013 by Apple Inc. </body> </html>