User`s guide

3-1
Spooler Overview
Chapter 3. Spooler Overview
The job of the spooler, also called the queuing system, is to manage printer use, especially
on systems that have more than one printer. When you submit a print job to the spooler, you
can continue to use your workstation. This section discusses:
• Spooler Introduction, on page 3-2
• Spooler Terminology, on page 3-3
• The Generic AIX Spooler, on page 3-6
• Spooler Parts, on page 3-7
• Spooler Data Flow Part I, on page 3-8
• Spooler Data Flow Part II, on page 3-10
• Overview of Backend Processing, on page 3-12
• Virtual Printers and Formatter Filters, on page 3-15
• /etc/qconfig, the Spooler Configuration File, on page 3-17
• Summary, on page 3-20