User's Guide for MS-DOS Clients

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Command and Utility Summary
Net Print
Purpose
The net print command displays information about a shared printer queue
or controls a user’s print jobs.
Syntax
net print {\\computername[\sharename] | devicename}
net print {\\computername | devicename} [job# {/hold | /release | /delete}]
where
computername
Is the name of a server sharing the printer queue(s) you want information about.
\sharename
Is the name of a printer queue you want information about.
devicename
Is the name of a device at your workstation that connects to the printer queue you
want information about.
job#
Is an identification number assigned to a queued print job you want to control.
Job numbers are unique on a server.
/hold
Suspends a print job. A suspended print job does not print until the /release option
reactivates it.
/release
Reactivates a print job that is on hold.
/delete
Cancels a print job.
Comments
The net print command shows you where in a printer queue a print job is.
With this command, you can also hold, release, or delete a print job.