11-29-2007
Printer Configuration with comannd line
Does anyone know the command line, instead using GUI (printconf) printer configuration to setup printer queue
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lpq(1) Apple Inc. lpq(1)
NAME
lpq - show printer queue status
SYNOPSIS
lpq [ -E ] [ -U username ] [ -h server[:port] ] [ -P destination[/instance] ] [ -a ] [ -l ] [ +interval ]
DESCRIPTION
lpq shows the current print queue status on the named printer. Jobs queued on the default destination will be shown if no printer or class
is specified on the command-line.
The +interval option allows you to continuously report the jobs in the queue until the queue is empty; the list of jobs is shown once every
interval seconds.
OPTIONS
lpq supports the following options:
-E
Forces encryption when connecting to the server.
-P destination[/instance]
Specifies an alternate printer or class name.
-U username
Specifies an alternate username.
-a
Reports jobs on all printers.
-h server[:port]
Specifies an alternate server.
-l
Requests a more verbose (long) reporting format.
SEE ALSO
cancel(1), lp(1), lpr(1), lprm(1), lpstat(1),
http://localhost:631/help
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