cancel(1) OpenPrinting cancel(1)
NAME
cancel - cancel jobs
SYNOPSIS
cancel [ -h hostname[:port] ] [ -E ] [ -U username ] [ -a ] [ -u user-
name ] [ -x ] [ id ] [ destination ] [ destination-id ]
DESCRIPTION
The cancel command cancels print jobs. If no destination or id is spec-
ified, the currently printing job on the default destination is can-
celed.
OPTIONS
The following options are recognized by cancel:
-a Cancel all jobs on the named destination, or all jobs on all desti-
nations if none is provided.
-E Forces encryption when connecting to the server.
-h hostname[:port]
Specifies an alternate server. Note: This option must occur before
all others.
-U username
Specifies the username to use when connecting to the server.
-u username
Cancels jobs owned by username.
-x Deletes job data files in addition to canceling.
CONFORMING TO
Unlike the System V printing system, CUPS allows printer names to con-
tain any printable character except SPACE, TAB, "/", or "#". Also,
printer and class names are not case-sensitive.
EXAMPLES
Cancel the current print job:
cancel
Cancel job "myprinter-42":
cancel myprinter-42
Cancel all jobs:
cancel -a
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
cupsd.conf(5), lp(1), lpmove(8), lpstat(1), CUPS Online Help (http://lo-
calhost:631/help)
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2020-2024 by OpenPrinting.
2022-05-02 CUPS cancel(1)
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