LPQ(1)                     DG/UX 4.30                      LPQ(1)



     NAME
          lpq - spool queue examination program

     SYNOPSIS
          lpq [ +[ n ] ] [ -l ] [ -Pprinter ] [ job # ... ] [ user ...
          ]

     DESCRIPTION
          lpq examines the spooling area used by lpd(8) for printing
          files on the line printer, and reports the status of the
          specified jobs or all jobs associated with a user. lpq
          invoked without any arguments reports on any jobs currently
          in the queue.  A -P flag may be used to specify a particular
          printer, otherwise the default line printer is used (or the
          value of the PRINTER variable in the environment).  If a +
          argument is supplied, lpq displays the spool queue until it
          empties.  Supplying a number immediately after the + sign
          indicates that lpq should sleep n seconds in between scans
          of the queue.  All other arguments supplied are interpreted
          as user names or job numbers to filter out only those jobs
          of interest.

          For each job submitted (i.e. invocation of lpr(1)) lpq
          reports the user's name, current rank in the queue, the
          names of files comprising the job, the job identifier (a
          number which may be supplied to lprm(1) for removing a
          specific job), and the total size in bytes.  The -l option
          causes information about each of the files comprising the
          job to be printed.  Normally, only as much information as
          will fit on one line is displayed.  Job ordering is
          dependent on the algorithm used to scan the spooling
          directory and is supposed to be FIFO (First in First Out).
          File names comprising a job may be unavailable (when lpr(1)
          is used as a sink in a pipeline) in which case the file is
          indicated as ``(standard input)".

          If lpq warns that there is no daemon present (i.e. due to
          some malfunction), the lpc(8) command can be used to restart
          the printer daemon.

     FILES
          /etc/termcap            for manipulating the screen for repeated display
          /etc/printcap           to determine printer characteristics
          /usr/spool/*            the spooling directory, as determined from printcap
          /usr/spool/*/cf*        control files specifying jobs
          /usr/spool/*/lock       the lock file to obtain the currently active job

     SEE ALSO
          lpr(1), lprm(1), lpc(8), lpd(8)

     BUGS
          Due to the dynamic nature of the information in the spooling



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          directory lpq may report unreliably.  Output formatting is
          sensitive to the line length of the terminal; this can
          results in widely spaced columns.

     DIAGNOSTICS
          Unable to open various files.  The lock file being
          malformed.  Garbage files when there is no daemon active,
          but files in the spooling directory.















































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