Xerox 701P42722_EN User Manual

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Printer Status 
Xerox CopyCentre/WorkCentre 118 System Administration Guide
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Example
To inquire about the print data received by a printer named fxPS, enter the following 
command:
%lpstat -ofxPS
SunOS
The lpq command is used to inquire about the status of the machine.
NOTE: In the non-spool mode, this function is available to Windows NT clients but not 
to SunOS clients.
Command format
/usr/ucb/lpq [-P printer name] [-l] [user name] 
[+interval]
Command options
The following command options are available.
• -P printer name
This option specifies the printer name registered at /etc/printcap. If this option is 
omitted, the default printer lp will be used.
• -l
This option displays information about the workstation which is sending the print 
instruction in long format.
• User name
This option displays information about print data received from a specified user.
• +interval
This option is used to specify the inquiry interval period for the duration of printing, until 
all the data received has been printed. The interval is set up in seconds.
The screen of the client is refreshed each time the information is returned.
NOTE: Long file names will be truncated.
NOTE: Information for a maximum of 64 print instructions can be displayed.
NOTE: If two or more types of print languages/modes are set up on a single 
workstation, identical job numbers may be displayed when an inquiry command (lpq) 
is issued.