Instruction Manual

Printing using Xerox utilities and lpr utilities (DOS and UNIX)
Guide to Submitting Jobs from the Client 3-35
lpc command (UNIX only)
Use the
lpc
command to control the flow of jobs from your
workstation to the virtual printers at the printer controller. Refer to
the
lpc
command man page for more information.
To control printer operation, enter the
lpc
command and its
options on the command line using the following syntax:
Syntax
lpc
<options>
Options
The options are case sensitive. You may enter more than one
option at a time. All the
lpc
options except help, status, and exit |
quit require root privileges.
Enter the option, then specify whether the option applies to all
printers, or just to the printer you name (the machine that
executes the
lpc
command, not the printer controller).
To u s e
lpc
options, enter
lpc
without options. An lpc> prompt
displays. At this prompt you can enter the following options:
• disable <all | printername>
Turns off the specified printer queues.
• enable <all | printername>
Enables spooling on the local queue for the printers listed.
• exit | quit
Allows you to leave the lpc> mode and return to the system
prompt.
• help <command>
Displays a brief description of each command you specify. If
you do not enter any, a list of the recognized commands
displays.
• start <all | printername>
Enables printing and starts spooling for the printers listed.
• status <all | printername>
Displays the status of the printers specified.
• stop <all | printername>
Stops spooling after the current job completes and disables
printing.