opensolaris man page for lpq

lpq(1B) 					     SunOS/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(4),
       printers(4), and printers.conf(4) 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(1M)) . Specify destination using atomic, URI-style
			 (scheme://endpoint), or POSIX-style (server:destination) names. See printers.conf(4) for information  regarding  destina-
			 tion 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

       printers.org_dir        NIS+ version of /etc/printers.conf

       ou=printers	       LDAP version of /etc/printers.conf

ATTRIBUTES
       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWlpr-cmds		   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface Stability	     |Standard			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO
       lp(1), lpc(1B), lpr(1B), lprm(1B), lpstat(1), lpadmin(1M), nsswitch.conf(4), printers(4), printers.conf(4), attributes(5), standards(5)

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

SunOS 5.11							    2 Jun 2006								   lpq(1B)