Print service command line summary

In general, you should use the Printer Setup Manager and Print Job Manager to manage your print service. However, if you need to manage your print service from the command line, refer to these commands:

• ``Print service commands available to all users''

• ``Administrative print service commands''

Print service commands available to all users

Command	Description	See Also
cancel(1)	Cancels a request for a file to be printed	``Deleting print jobs''
lp(1)	Sends a file or files to a printer	-
lpstat(1)	Reports the status of the print service	``Viewing jobs in the print queue''

 Command     Description          See Also
 cancel(1)   Cancels a request    ``Deleting print
             for a file to be     jobs''
             printed
 lp(1)       Sends a file or      -
             files to a printer
 lpstat(1)   Reports the status   ``Viewing jobs in
             of the print         the print queue''
             service

``Administrative print service commands'' lists print service commands available only to the administrator. To use the administrative commands, you must either be logged in as root.

The administrative print service commands are located in the /usr/lib directory. If you use these commands frequently, include /usr/lib in your PATH variable.

Administrative print service commands

Command	Description	See also
enable(1M) disable(1M)	Activates the named printer(s)	``Enabling and disabling printers''
accept(1M)	Permits jobs to be queued for a specified destination	``Accepting or rejecting print jobs''
reject(1M)	Prevents jobs from being queued for a specified destination	``Accepting or rejecting print jobs''
lpadmin(1M)	Sets up or changes printer configurations	``Adding, modifying, or copying a local printer''
lpfilter(1M)	Sets up or changes filter definitions	``Adding a filter to the print service''
lpforms(1M)	Sets up or changes preprinted forms (use /usr/sbin/lpadmin to mount a form)	``Creating a printer form''
lpmove(1M)	Moves output requests from one destination to another	``Transferring a job to another printer''
lpsched(1M)	Starts the print service	``Starting and stopping the print service''
lpshut(1M)	Stops the print service	``Starting and stopping the print service''
lpusers(1M)	Sets or changes the default priority and priority limits the users of the print service can request	``Setting print queue priorities''

 Command        Description          See also
 enable(1M)     Activates the        ``Enabling and
 disable(1M)    named printer(s)     disabling printers''
 accept(1M)     Permits jobs to be   ``Accepting or
                queued for a         rejecting print
                specified            jobs''
                destination
 reject(1M)     Prevents jobs from   ``Accepting or
                being queued for a   rejecting print
                specified            jobs''
                destination
 lpadmin(1M)    Sets up or changes   ``Adding, modifying,
                printer              or copying a local
                configurations       printer''
 lpfilter(1M)   Sets up or changes   ``Adding a filter to
                filter definitions   the print service''
 lpforms(1M)    Sets up or changes   ``Creating a printer
                preprinted forms     form''
                (use
                /usr/sbin/lpadmin
                to mount a form)
 lpmove(1M)     Moves output         ``Transferring a job
                requests from one    to another printer''
                destination to
                another
 lpsched(1M)    Starts the print     ``Starting and
                service              stopping the print
                                     service''
 lpshut(1M)     Stops the print      ``Starting and
                service              stopping the print
                                     service''
 lpusers(1M)    Sets or changes      ``Setting print
                the default          queue priorities''
                priority and
                priority limits
                the users of the
                print service can
                request