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cancel — Cancel print jobs. See also: `lp`, `lpmove`, `lpstat`. More information: <https://openprinting.githu

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Problem

How to use the cancel command: Cancel print jobs. See also: lp, lpmove, lpstat. More information: <https://openprinting.github.io/cups/doc/man-cancel.html>.

Solution

cancel — Cancel print jobs. See also: lp, lpmove, lpstat. More information: <https://openprinting.github.io/cups/doc/man-cancel.html>.

Cancel the current job of the default printer (set with lpoptions -d printer_name):
cancel


Cancel the jobs of the default printer owned by a specific [u]ser:
cancel -u {{username}}


Cancel the current job of a specific printer:
cancel {{printer}}


Cancel a specific job from a specific printer:
cancel {{printer}}-{{job_id}}


Cancel [a]ll jobs of all printers:
cancel -a


Cancel [a]ll jobs of a specific printer:
cancel -a {{printer}}


Cancel the current job of a specific [h]ost server and then delete ([x]) job data files:
cancel -h {{server}} -x

Code Snippets

Cancel the current job of the default printer (set with `lpoptions -d printer_name`)

cancel

Cancel the jobs of the default printer owned by a specific [u]ser

cancel -u {{username}}

Cancel the current job of a specific printer

cancel {{printer}}

Cancel a specific job from a specific printer

cancel {{printer}}-{{job_id}}

Cancel [a]ll jobs of all printers

cancel -a

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tldr-pages: common/cancel

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