lpq Command Examples

Show printer queue status. More information: https://openprinting.github.io/cups/doc/man-lpq.html.

• Show the queued jobs of the default destination:

lpq

• Show the queued jobs of all printers enforcing encryption:

lpq -a -E

• Show the queued jobs in a long format:

lpq -l

• Show the queued jobs of a specific printer or class:

lpq -P {{destination[/instance]}}

• Show the queued jobs once every n seconds until the queue is empty:

lpq +{{interval}}