Paul M Foster wrote:
>On Fri, Jul 20, 2001 at 07:58:28PM -0400, Frank Roberts - SOTL wrote:
>
><snip>
>
>>Or why when you delete a print file in KDE it does not delete but keeps
>>printing? You can run a couple of reams of paper through a printer with a
>>corrupted print file if you can not stop it.
>>
>
>This is because the print spooling daemon is still running it. The lpd
>daemon makes a copy of your file, so deleting the original has no
>effect. Easy to stop, though. Issue:
>
>lpq
>
>Look for the _number_ of the print job currently being printed. Then
>issue:
>
>lprm <the number>
>
>And of course, shut down your printer to flush its buffer.
>
>Paul
>
>P.S. The command line is your friend.
>
>
If you want to save time you can also kill all of the print jobs that
you own by just issueing " lprm - "
Mike R.
-- Mike Richards mrichard@tampabay.rr.com
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