User guide

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4. Remove a print job from the queue
The lprm command is used to remove a print job from the print
queue.
The lprm command syntax and options
If no options are specified for the lprm command, the command
will remove all active jobs with your user name.
Syntax lprm –P <queue name><options>
NOTE:
The lprm command will only work with jobs that have not been
sent to the printer.
Required
information
–P <queue name>
Identify the print queue where the job was sent.
The options
The options are case-sensitive. More than one option may be
entered at a time.
All jobs
–
Remove all jobs owned by you. If this command is
entered by a super user, all jobs in the queue will be
removed.
Job identification number
<job ID number>
Remove the job with the specified job identification
number.