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PRINTING USING XEROX UTILITIES AND LPR UTILITIES (DOS AND UNIX)
GUIDE TO SUBMITTING JOBS FROM THE CLIENT 3-27
lprm
Use the lprm command to remove jobs from the print queue of a
specific virtual printer.
Caution: Caution: If you do not specify any options, the lprm
command removes all active jobs with your user name.
Note: This command is available only if you are using FTP
software and with standard UNIX lpr on a Sun workstation. See the
lprm command man page for more information.
To remove a print job from a queue, type the lprm command and its
options on the command line using the following syntax:
Syntax lprm <options>
Options in DOS Options are case sensitive. You can enter more than one option at a
time.
-\?
Displays the usage statement for lprm.
-S <Printer Controller>
Specifies that the request to delete be sent to the printer
controller you specify.
<job ID number>
Removes the job you specify as referred to in the job id number
specified by the lpq and not the job id number on the DocuPrint
Printer Controller.
username
Specifies that only jobs submitted by a particular user be
removed. This option is available only to a user with root
privileges. If you do not have root privileges, you can not remove
another user’s job.
Example (DOS) The following example shows how to remove all jobs submitted by
Susan to the Printer Controller “rushmore”:
lprm -S rushmore susan