lpc
controls line printers
TLDR
Show printer status
$ lpc status
Show all printers$ lpc status all
Enable printer$ lpc enable [printer]
Disable printer$ lpc disable [printer]
Start printer$ lpc start [printer]
Stop printer$ lpc stop [printer]
SYNOPSIS
lpc [command] [printer]
DESCRIPTION
lpc controls line printers. It shows status and controls printer queues.
The tool is the line printer control program from BSD, now implemented by CUPS.
PARAMETERS
COMMAND
Control command.PRINTER
Printer name or "all".status
Show printer status.enable
Enable queuing.disable
Disable queuing.start
Start printing.stop
Stop printing.--help
Display help information.
CAVEATS
Limited functionality in CUPS. Administrative access needed. Legacy BSD interface.
HISTORY
lpc originated in BSD Unix for printer control, now provided by CUPS with limited functionality.