NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       lpstat - Displays line printer status information

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       lpstat  [-a[list]]  [-c[list]]  [-d   |  -r   |  -s  | -t]
       [-o[list]]      [-p[list]]      [-u[list]]      [-v[list]]
       [request_ID...]

       The  lpstat command displays information about the current
       status of the line printer.

STANDARDS    [Toc]    [Back]

       Interfaces documented on this reference  page  conform  to
       industry standards as follows:

       lpstat:  XCU5.0

       Refer to the standards(5) reference page for more information
 about industry standards and associated tags.

OPTIONS    [Toc]    [Back]

       Specifies the display of acceptance status  (with  respect
       to  the lp and lpr commands) of destinations for requests.
       The list argument is a list of  intermixed  printer  names
       and request IDs.  Write the class names and their members.
       The list argument is a list of class names.  Specifies the
       display  of  the system default destination for the lp and
       lpr commands.  Specifies the  display  of  the  status  of
       printer  requests.  The  list argument is a list of intermixed
 printer names and request IDs. Note that  when  combined,
 the -o and -u options do not produce merged output.
       Specifies the display of the status of printers.  The list
       argument  is  a list of printer names.  Specifies the display
 of the status of the line printer daemon.   Specifies
       the  display  of a status summary, including the status of
       the line printer scheduler, the  system  default  destination,
 and a list of printers and their associated devices.
       Specifies the display of all status  information.   Specifies
  the  display  of the status of all printer requests.
       The list argument is a list of usernames. The  list  argument
  is  a  list  of intermixed printer names and request
       IDs. Note that when combined, the -o and -u options do not
       produce merged output.  Specifies the display of the names
       of printers and the path names of the  devices  associated
       with them. The list argument is a list of printer names.

OPERANDS    [Toc]    [Back]

       A request ID as returned by lp or lpr.

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       If  no  options are given, then lpstat displays the status
       of all requests made by the lp and lpr commands. Any arguments
  that are not options are assumed to be a request_ID
       (as returned by the lp or lpr commands).   The  lpstatcommand
 displays the status of such requests.

       Options  can  appear  in any order and can be repeated and
       intermixed with other options.  Some options can  be  followed
  by  an optional list that is either a list of items
       separated from one another by a , (comma), or  a  list  of
       items  enclosed  in " " (double quotes) and separated from
       one another by  a  comma  or  one  or  more  spaces.   For
       example: -u"user1, user2, user3"

       Specifying  just  the  option with no arguments causes all
       information pertaining to that option to be displayed.

       If the LPDEST environment  variable  is  set  to  a  valid
       printer name, this becomes the default destination; otherwise,
 PRINTER is tried and, as a last  resort,  a  systemspecific
 printer.

NOTES    [Toc]    [Back]

       The lpstat utility is marked LEGACY in XCU Issue 5.

       [Tru64  UNIX]  Output  produced  by  the lpstat command is
       very similar to output from lpq and lpc, rather than  output
 from earlier versions of lpstat.

EXIT STATUS    [Toc]    [Back]

       The following exit values are returned: Successful completion.
  An error occurred.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES    [Toc]    [Back]

       The following environment variables affect  the  execution
       of lpstat: Provides a default value for the internationalization
 variables that are unset or null. If LANG is unset
       or  null,  the corresponding value from the default locale
       is used.  If any  of  the  internationalization  variables
       contain an invalid setting, the utility behaves as if none
       of the variables had been defined.  If set to a  non-empty
       string value, overrides the values of all the other internationalization
 variables.  Determines the locale for  the
       interpretation of sequences of bytes of text data as characters
 (for example, single-byte as opposed  to  multibyte
       characters  in  arguments).  Determines the locale for the
       format and contents  of  diagnostic  messages  written  to
       standard  error.  Determines the location of message catalogues
 for the processing of LC_MESSAGES.  Determines  the
       time zone used with date and time strings.

FILES    [Toc]    [Back]

       Printer  description  file.   Spool  directories.  Minimum
       free space to leave.  Line printer  devices.   Socket  for
       local  requests.  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    [Toc]    [Back]

       Commands:  lp(1), lpc(8), lpd(8), lpq(1), lpr(1), lprm(1)

       Files:  printcap(4)

       Standards:  standards(5)



                                                        lpstat(1)