LPQ(1B) BSD Compatibility Package Commands LPQ(1B)

NAME

lpq - display the content 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
displayed. 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(5),
printers(5), and printers.conf(5) 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
printers (see lpadmin(8)) . Specify destination
using atomic, URI-style (scheme://endpoint), or
POSIX-style (server:destination) names. See
printers.conf(5) 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 specified 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
information. 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(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:


+--------------------+-----------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+--------------------+-----------------+
|Interface Stability | Standard |
+--------------------+-----------------+

SEE ALSO

lp(1), lpstat(1), lpc(1B), lpr(1B), lprm(1B), nsswitch.conf(5),
printers(5), printers.conf(5), attributes(7), standards(7),
lpadmin(8)

NOTES

When IPP is in use, the user is prompted for a passphrase if the
remote print service is configured to require authentication.

February 25, 2017 LPQ(1B)