Re: [SLUG] Microsoft Independence

From: Ed Centanni (ecentan1@tampabay.rr.com)
Date: Sat Jul 21 2001 - 09:42:25 EDT


If you're running KDE then just use the klpq utility to kill the print
job. On SuSE it's in the "utilities" sub-menu and it's titled "Printer
Queue"

Ed.

"Michael F. Richards" wrote:
>
> 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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