lpq(1B) SunOS/BSD Compatibility Package Commands lpq(1B)NAMElpq - display the contents of a print queue
SYNOPSIS
/usr/ucb/lpq [-P destination] [-l] [+ [interval]]
[request-ID...] [user]...
DESCRIPTION
The lpq utility displays the information about the contents of a print
queue. A print queue is comprised of print requests that are waiting
in the process of being printed.
lpq displays the following information to the standard output:
o the username of the person associated with a print request,
o the position of a print request in the print queue,
o the name of file or files comprising a print request,
o the job number of a print request, and
o the size of the file requested by a print request. File size
is reported in bytes.
Normally, only as much information as will fit on one line is dis‐
played. If the name of the input file associated with a print request
is not available, the input file field indicates the standard input.
The print client commands locate destination information using the
printers database in the name service switch. See nsswitch.conf(4),
printers(4), and printers.conf(4) for details.
OPTIONS
The following options are supported:
-l Displays information in long format. Long format
includes the name of the host from which a print
request originated in the display.
-P destination Displays information about printer or class of print‐
ers (see lpadmin(1M)) . Specify destination using
atomic, URI-style (scheme://endpoint), or POSIX-style
(server:destination) names. See printers.conf(4) for
information regarding destination names.
+ [interval] Displays information at specific time intervals.
Stops displaying information when the print queue is
empty. Clears the screen before reporting displaying
the print queue. Specify interval as the number of
seconds between displays. If interval is not speci‐
fied only executes once.
OPERANDS
The following operands are supported:
request-ID The job number associated with a print request.
user The name of the user about whose jobs lpq reports infor‐
mation. Specify user as a valid username.
EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned:
0 Successful completion.
non-zero An error occurred.
FILES
$HOME/.printers User-configurable printer database
/etc/printers.conf System printer configuration database
printers.conf.byname NIS version of /etc/printers.conf
ou=printers LDAP version of /etc/printers.conf
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
│ ATTRIBUTE TYPE │ ATTRIBUTE VALUE │
├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
│Availability │SUNWlpr-cmds │
├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
│Interface Stability │Committed │
├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
│Standard │See standards(5). │
└─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
SEE ALSOlp(1), lpc(1B), lpr(1B), lprm(1B), lpstat(1), lpadmin(1M), nss‐
witch.conf(4), printers(4), printers.conf(4), attributes(5), stan‐
dards(5)NOTES
When IPP is in use, the user is prompted for a passphrase if the remote
print service is configured to require authentication.
SunOS 5.11 10 Dec 2009 lpq(1B)
