Linux lpq command

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The Linux lpq command is used to view the status of a print queue. This program can display the printer queue status and the print jobs it contains.

Syntax

lpq [l] [P] [user]

Parameter description:

  • -P Specify a printer; otherwise, use the default printer or the printer specified by the environment variable PRINTER
  • -l Print information about all files that make up the job.

Examples

An empty queue for the system default printer "printer".

$ lpq  
printer is ready  
no entries

If no printer is specified beforehand (using the -P option), the system will display the default printer. If you send a print job to the printer and then check the print queue, you will see a list like the following.

$ ls *.txt | pr -3 | lp  
request id is printer-603 (1 file(s))  
[me@linuxbox ~]$ lpq  
printer is ready and printing  
Rank    Owner   Job     File(s)                         Total Size  
active  me      603     (stdin)

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