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cancel(1) Apple Inc. cancel(1)

NAME

cancel - cancel jobs

SYNOPSIS

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

DESCRIPTION

cancel cancels existing print jobs. The -a option will remove all jobs from the specified destination.

OPTIONS

The following options are recognized by cancel:


Forces encryption when connecting to the server.

Specifies the username to use when connecting to the server.

Cancel all jobs on the named destination, or all jobs on all destinations if none is provided.

Chooses an alternate server.

Cancels jobs owned by username.

COMPATIBILITY

Unlike the System V printing system, CUPS allows printer names to contain any printable character except SPACE, TAB, "/", or "#". Also, printer and class names are not case-sensitive.

NOTES

Administrators wishing to prevent unauthorized cancellation of jobs via the -u option should require authentication for Cancel-Jobs operations in cupsd.conf(5).

SEE ALSO

lp(1), lpmove(8), lpstat(1),
http://localhost:631/help

COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2007-2009 by Apple Inc.

CUPS 20 March 2006