Status Display (Lpq Command) - Xerox 6050 User Manual

Status Display (lpq Command)

This section explains how to display the status of a file that has been specified
for printing using the lpr command.
Format
lpq [-P<Logical Printer Name>]
-P<Logical Printer Name>
Enter the name of the logical printer immediately after the P (with no space).
After doing this, the status of the file(s) being processed by the specified logical
printer will display. If a logical printer name is not entered, the status of file(s)
named lp will display.
Examples of use
Example 1:Display the status of a file transferred to logical printer [plt00h].
If no file is being processed, the following message will be displayed.
% lpq -Pplt00h
no entries
%
Example 2:Display the status of a file transferred to logical printer [plt01h].
When the transfer of the [drawd.hpgl] file to the Xerox 6030/6050 Wide Format
is completed, the following message will be displayed.
% lpq -Pplt01h
Job ID Sent By
123
%
Status Prior.
williams Queued Normal
Document Name Prt
drawd.hpgl O1H
Size(KB)
980