Re: [SLUG] Microsoft Independence

From: A2L1 (A2L1@gte.net)
Date: Sat Jul 21 2001 - 11:20:43 EDT


On Saturday 21 July 2001 09:42, you wrote:
> 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"
correction Ed in 7.2 its called Print Job Administration--another little
change in 7.2---nanana!!!
>
> 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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