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Xerox CopyCentre/WorkCentre 118 System Administration Guide 49
Delete (cancel)
The cancel command is used to delete print data.
Command format
cancel [printer name] [job number]
Command options
The following command options are available.
• Printer name
This option specifies the printer name. The cancel command can be effectively used
with the combined use of -a, -e and -u as shown below. This option is only valid in the
spool mode.
-a Deletes all the print data belonging to the user issuing the command,
from the specified printer.
-e Deletes all the print data from the specified printer.
-u user name Deletes all the print data belonging to the specified user, from the
specified printer.
• job number
This option specifies the job number of the print data to be deleted. These numbers can
be checked by issuing an lpstat command.
This option is only valid in the spool mode.
NOTE: Print data which consists of multiple files sent in one print instruction cannot be
deleted file by file. All the files will be deleted together.
NOTE: This command is invalid if no options are specified, or if there is no print data
which matches as the option.
NOTE: You can only delete print data from the same workstation used to send the
print data. You cannot delete print data sent by other workstations.
NOTE: When a command to delete print data is received, the file will be deleted even
if it is in the process of being printed. Any unprinted data will be cancelled after the file
has been deleted.
Example
To delete the print data from printer fxPS for job number 27, enter the following
command.
%cancel fxPS-27
To delete all the print data from printer fxPS, enter the following command.
%cancel fxPS -e