lprm(1)lprm(1)NAMElprm - Removes requests from the line printer spooling queue
SYNOPSISlprm [-Pprinter] [-] [request_ID...] [user...]
The lprm command removes one or more requests from a printer's spool
queue.
OPTIONS
Removes all requests that a user owns. If specified by a user with
superuser authority, the spool queue is emptied entirely. Specifies
the queue associated with a specific printer; otherwise, the default
printer or the value of the PRINTER variable in the environment is
used.
DESCRIPTION
Because the spooling directory is protected from users, using lprm is
normally the way a user can remove a request.
The lprm command without any arguments deletes the currently active
request if it is owned by the user who invoked lprm.
The - flag removes all requests from the user issuing the command. If a
user who has superuser authority uses this flag, the spool queue is
emptied entirely. The owner is determined by the user's username and
hostname on the machine where the lpr command was invoked.
You can remove an individual request from a queue by specifying its
request ID. (You can obtain the request ID by using the lpq or lpstat
commands.) Specifying one or more users removes any requests queued
belonging to those users. This works only for a user with superuser
authority.
The lprm command is silent if there are no requests in the queue that
match the request list.
The lprm command kills an active daemon, if necessary, before removing
any spooling files. If a daemon is killed, a new one is automatically
restarted upon completion of file removals.
NOTES
Because race conditions are possible in the update of the lock file,
the currently active request may be incorrectly identified.
DIAGNOSTICS
The user tried to remove files that belong to another user.
EXAMPLES
To remove a request from the default queue by specifying the request
ID, enter: lprm 13 To remove a request from a specific queue, enter:
lprm-Plp0 13 To remove from a specific queue a request from user
guest, enter: lprm-Plp0 guest
FILES
Printer description file. Spool directories. Daemon control files.
Data files specified in cf files. Temporary copies of cf files. Lock
file used to obtain the process ID of the current daemon and the
request ID of the currently active request.
SEE ALSO
Commands: lp(1), lpc(8), lpd(8), lpq(1), lpr(1), lpstat(1)lprm(1)
