cancel

cancel CUPS print jobs

TLDR

Cancel the current print job on the default printer

$ cancel

Cancel a specific print job by ID

$ cancel [job_id]

Cancel a print job on a specific printer

$ cancel [printer_name]-[job_id]

Cancel all print jobs on a specific printer

$ cancel -a [printer_name]

Cancel all print jobs on all printers

$ cancel -a

Cancel all jobs owned by a specific user

$ cancel -u [username]

SYNOPSIS

cancel [-E] [-U username] [-a] [-h hostname[:port]] [-u username] [-x] [id] [destination] [destination-id]

cancel is a CUPS command that cancels print jobs. Without arguments, it cancels the currently printing job on the default destination. Jobs can be specified by job ID, destination printer, or both.Job IDs are assigned by the print system and can be viewed with lpstat. The destination-id format combines the printer name and job ID (e.g., "myprinter-42").

PARAMETERS

-a

Cancel all jobs on the specified destination, or all destinations if none specified

-E

Force encryption when connecting to the server

-h hostname[:port]

Specify alternate server

-u username

Cancel jobs owned by the specified user

-U username

Specify the username for authentication

-x

Delete job data files in addition to canceling

CONFIGURATION

/etc/cups/cupsd.conf

CUPS server configuration including operation policies that control Cancel-Jobs and Cancel-My-Jobs permissions.

/etc/cups/printers.conf

Printer definitions and queue settings.

INSTALL

sudo apt install lprng

sudo dnf install cups-client

sudo apk add cups-client

sudo zypper install cups-client

CAVEATS

The -a and -u options require administrative privileges. These restrictions are controlled by operation policies in cupsd.conf for "Cancel-Jobs" and "Cancel-My-Jobs" operations.CUPS printer names can contain any printable character except SPACE, TAB, "/", or "#", and are case-insensitive.