lpq(1)                         DG/UX R4.11MU05                        lpq(1)


NAME
       lpq - examine the spool queue

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

DESCRIPTION
       lpq examines the spooling area used by lpd(1M) 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 server (daemon) present (i.e. due to
       some malfunction), the lpc(1M) command can be used to restart the
       printer server.

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

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

SEE ALSO
       lpc(1M), lpd(1M), lpr(1), lprm(1).

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


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