Displays the status of a print queue on a computer running Line Printer Daemon (LPD).
For examples of how this command can be used, see Examples.
Lpq -S <ServerName> -P <PrinterName> [-l]
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Parameter
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Description
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-S <ServerName>
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Specifies (by name or IP address) the computer or printer sharing device that hosts the LPD print queue with a status that you want to display. Required.
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-P <PrinterName>
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Specifies (by name) the printer for the print queue with a status that you want to display. Required.
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-l
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Specifies that you want to display details about the status of the print queue.
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/?
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Displays help at the command prompt.
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The -S and -P parameters are case sensitive and must be typed in upper-case letters.
This example shows how to display the status of the LaserPrinter1 printer queue on an LPD host at 10.0.0.45:
Lpq -S 10.0.0.45 -P LaserPrinter1