lpc

lpc [command] [printer]

lpc provides limited control over printer and class queues provided by CUPS. It can also be used to query the state of queues. If no command is specified on the command line, lpc displays a prompt and accepts commands from standard input.The CUPS version of lpc implements only a subset of the commands from the original Berkeley lpc program. It cannot be used to configure printer queues -- use lpadmin for configuration tasks.

COMMAND

Control command to execute.

Printer name or "all" to apply to all printers.

Show printer and queue status.

Exit the lpc command interpreter.

Display a short help message.

This command is deprecated and will be removed in a future release of CUPS. The CUPS implementation only supports the status command for non-root users. Use lpstat for queue status and lpadmin for administration instead.

lpc originated in BSD Unix as part of the Berkeley Line Printer system for controlling print queues. CUPS provides a compatibility implementation with limited functionality.

lp(1), lpq(1), lpr(1), lpstat(1), lpadmin(8)