Displays the status of a print queue on a computer running Line Printer Daemon (LPD). Used without parameters, lpq displays command-line help for the lpq command.
Syntax
lpq -S ServerName -P PrinterName [-l]
Parameters
-S
ServerName
: Required. Specifies, by name, the computer that hosts the print queue whose status you want to display.
-P
PrinterName
: Required. Specifies, by name, the printer for the print queue whose status you want to display.
-l
: Specifies that you want to display details about the status of the print queue.
/?
: Displays help at the command prompt.
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Italic
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Information that the user must supply
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Bold
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Elements that the user must type exactly as shown
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Ellipsis (...)
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Parameter that can be repeated several times in a command line
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Between brackets ([])
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Optional items
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Between braces ({}); choices separated by pipe (|). Example: {even|odd}
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Set of choices from which the user must choose only one
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Courier font
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Code or program output
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Lpr
Command-line reference A-Z