Lpg
Updated: January 21, 2005
Displays the status of a print queue on a computer running Line
Printer Daemon (LPD). Used without parameters, lpq
displays command-line help for the lpq command.
Syntax
lpq-SServerName-PPrinterName [-l]
Parameters
-SServerName
Required. Specifies, by name, the computer that
hosts the print queue whose status you want to
display.
-PPrinterName
Required. Specifies, by name, the printer for the
print queue whose status you want to display.
-l
Specifies that you want to display details about the
status of the print queue.
/?
Displays help at the command prompt.
Formatting legend
| Format | Meaning |
| Italic | Information that the user must supply |
| Bold | Elements that the user must type exactly as shown |
| Ellipsis (...) | Parameter that can be repeated several times in a command line |
| Between brackets ([]) | Optional items |
| Between braces ({}); choices separated by pipe (|). Example: {even|odd} | Set of choices from which the user must choose only one |
| Courier font | Code or program output |