lpstat(1) User Commands lpstat(1)NAMElpstat - print information about the status of the print service
SYNOPSISlpstat [-d] [-r] [-R] [-s] [-t] [-a [list]] [-c [list]]
[-f [list]] [-o [list]] [-p [list] [-D]] [-S [list]]
[-u [login- ID -list]] [-v [list]] [-l level]
DESCRIPTION
The lpstat utility displays information about the current status of the
LP print service to standard output.
If no options are given, lpstat prints the status of all the user's
print requests made by lp. See lp(1). Any arguments that are not
options are assumed to be request-IDs as returned by lp. The lpstat
command prints the status of such requests. options appears in any
order and can be repeated and intermixed with other arguments. Some key
letters can be followed by an optional list that can be in one of two
forms: a list of items separated from one another by a comma, or a list
of items separated from one another by spaces enclosed in quotes. For
example:
example% lpstat-u "user1 user2 user3"
Specifying all after any key letter that takes list as an argument
causes all information relevant to the key letter to be printed. For
example, the command:
example% lpstat-o all
prints the status of all output requests.
The omission of a list following such key letters causes all informa‐
tion relevant to the key letter to be printed. For example, the com‐
mand:
example% lpstat-o
prints the status of all output requests.
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:
-a [list] Reports whether print destinations are accepting
requests. list is a list of intermixed printer
names and class names.
If the print queue is remote and IPP is in use,
the information provided is very close to that
reported for local queues. If the print queue is
remote and IPP is not in use (the print server is
older than Solaris 9, Update 6 or another
RFC-1179-based print service), this option does
not report any useful information.
-c [list] Prints name of all classes and their members.
list is a list of class names.
If the print queue is remote and IPP is in use,
the information provided is very close to that
reported for local queues. If the print queue is
remote and IPP is not in use (the print server is
older than Solaris 9, Update 6 or another
RFC-1179-based print service), this option does
not report any useful information.
-d Prints the default destination for output
requests.
-f[list] [-l] Prints a verification that the forms in list are
recognized by the LP print service. list is a
list of forms; the default is all. The -l option
lists the form descriptions.
If the print queue is remote and IPP is in use,
the information provided is very close to that
reported for local queues. If the print queue is
remote and IPP is not in use (the print server is
older than Solaris 9, Update 6 or another
RFC-1179-based print service), this option does
not report any useful information.
-l [level] Specifies the verbosity level for extended
reporting of printer or job objects (-o, -p, -r,
-u). Without this option, a level of 0 is used,
which reports summary information. When no level
is specified, a level of 1is used, which provides
more information about the object. A level of 2
or more enumerates all of the object's
attributes.
If the print queue is remote and IPP is in use,
the information provided is very close to that
reported for local queues. If the print queue is
remote and IPP is not in use (the print server is
older than Solaris 9, Update 6 or another
RFC-1179-based print service), this option does
not report any useful information.
-o [list] Prints the status of output requests. list is a
list of intermixed printer names, class names,
and request-IDs. The key letter -o can be omit‐
ted.
Specify printer and class names using atomic,
URI-style (scheme://endpoint), or POSIX-style
(server:destination) names. See printers.conf(4)
for more information.
-p [list] [-D] Prints the status of printers. list is a list of
printer names. If the -D option is given, a brief
description is printed for each printer in list.
If the -l option is given and the printer is on
the local machine, a full description of each
printer's configuration is returned, including
the form mounted, the acceptable content and
printer types, a printer description, and the
interface used.
If the print queue is remote and IPP is in use,
correct job id is reported. If the print queue is
remote and IPP is not in use (the print server is
older than Solaris 9, Update 6 or another
RFC-1179-based print service), -p [list] always
reports the first job in the queue irrespective
of its status.
-r Prints the status of the LP request scheduler.
-R Prints a number showing the position of each
request in the print queue.
-s Prints a status summary, including the status of
the LP scheduler, the default destination, a list
of printers and their associated devices, a list
of the machines sharing print services, a list of
all forms currently mounted, and a list of all
recognized character sets and print wheels.
-S [list] Prints a verification that the character sets or
the print wheels specified in list are recognized
by the LP print service. Items in list can be
character sets or print wheels; the default for
the list is all. If the -l option is given, each
line is appended by a list of printers that can
handle the print wheel or character set. The list
also shows whether the print wheel or character
set is mounted, or specifies the built-in charac‐
ter set into which it maps.
If the print queue is remote and IPP is in use,
the information provided is very close to that
reported for local queues. If the print queue is
remote and IPP is not in use (the print server is
older than Solaris 9, Update 6 or another
RFC-1179-based print service), this option does
not report any useful information.
-t Prints all status information. This includes all
the information obtained with the -s option, plus
the acceptance and idle/busy status of all print‐
ers.
-u [login-ID-list] Prints the status of output requests for users.
The login-ID-list argument can include any or all
of the following constructs:
login-ID a user on any system
system_name!login-ID a user on system sys‐
tem_name
system_name!all all users on system sys‐
tem_name
all!login-ID a user on all systems
all all users on all systems
-v [list] Prints the names of printers and the path names
of the devices associated with them or remote
system names for network printers. list is a list
of printer names.
EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned:
0 Successful completion.
non-zero An error occurred.
FILES
/etc/printers.conf System printer configuration database
$HOME/.printers User-configurable printer database
ou=printers LDAP version of /etc/printers.conf
printers.conf.byname NIS version of /etc/printers.conf
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
│ ATTRIBUTE TYPE │ ATTRIBUTE VALUE │
├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
│Availability │SUNWlp-cmds │
├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
│Interface Stability │Committed │
├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
│Standard │See standards(5). │
└─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
SEE ALSOcancel(1), lp(1), lpq(1B), lpr(1B), lprm(1B), nsswitch.conf(4), print‐
ers(4), printers.conf(4), attributes(5), standards(5)NOTES
For remote print queues, the BSD print protocol provides a very limited
set of information. The Internet Print Protocol (IPP) is preferred.
When IPP is in use, the user is prompted for a passphrase if the remote
print service is configured to require authentication.
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