.\" .\" "$Id: lpq.man 7646 2008-06-16 17:26:20Z mike $" .\" .\" lpq man page for the Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS). .\" .\" Copyright 2007-2009 by Apple Inc. .\" Copyright 1997-2006 by Easy Software Products. .\" .\" These coded instructions, statements, and computer programs are the .\" property of Apple Inc. and are protected by Federal copyright .\" law. Distribution and use rights are outlined in the file "LICENSE.txt" .\" which should have been included with this file. If this file is .\" file is missing or damaged, see the license at "http://www.cups.org/". .\" .TH lpq 1 "CUPS" "16 June 2008" "Apple Inc." .SH NAME lpq \- show printer queue status .SH SYNOPSIS .B lpq [ -E ] [ -U .I username ] [ -h .I server[:port] ] [ -P .I destination[/instance] ] [ -a ] [ -l ] [ .I +interval ] .SH DESCRIPTION \fIlpq\fR shows the current print queue status on the named printer. Jobs queued on the default destination will be shown if no printer or class is specified on the command-line. .LP The \fI+interval\fR option allows you to continuously report the jobs in the queue until the queue is empty; the list of jobs is shown once every \fIinterval\fR seconds. .SH OPTIONS \fIlpq\fR supports the following options: .TP 5 -E .br Forces encryption when connecting to the server. .TP 5 -P destination[/instance] .br Specifies an alternate printer or class name. .TP 5 -U username .br Specifies an alternate username. .TP 5 -a .br Reports jobs on all printers. .TP 5 -h server[:port] .br Specifies an alternate server. .TP 5 -l .br Requests a more verbose (long) reporting format. .SH SEE ALSO \fIcancel(1)\fR, \fIlp(1)\fR, \fIlpr(1)\fR, \fIlprm(1)\fR, \fIlpstat(1)\fR, .br http://localhost:631/help .SH COPYRIGHT Copyright 2007-2009 by Apple Inc. .\" .\" End of "$Id: lpq.man 7646 2008-06-16 17:26:20Z mike $". .\"