32 6 Printing From UNIX
Delete (Cancel)
This cancel command is used to delete print data which has been sent to print.
Command Format
cancel [Printer name] [Job Number]
Command Options
The following command options are available:
Printer name
This option specifies the printer name. The “cancel” command can be effectively used with
the combined use of -a, -e and -u as shown below. This option is invalid in the non-spool
mode.
Job Number
This option specifies the job number of the print data to be deleted. These numbers can be
checked by issuing a “lpstat” command.
This option is invalid in the non-spool mode.
Precautions
• Print data that consists of multiple files sent in one print instruction cannot be deleted file
by file. All the files will be deleted at one go.
• This command will become invalid if it is executed without options having been specified
or if there is no print data which matches the option.
• A workstation can only delete print data it has sent. It cannot delete print data sent by
other workstations.
• When a command to delete print data is received, the file concerned will be deleted even
if it is in the process of being printed. Only the print data available prior to file deletion will
be printed.
Sample
To cancel the print data related to the files of printer “P001” (Job number: P001-27), enter
the following command:
To cancel all the printer data of printer “P001”, enter the following command:
-a Deletes all the print data, sent by a user who issues this command, from the data
which has been received by a specified printer.
-e Deletes all the print data received by a specified printer.
-u user name Deletes all the print data sent by a specified user and received by a specified
printer.
%cancel P001-27
%cancel P001 -e
