On Thu, 10 Oct 2002, Gavin Rollins wrote: > On Thursday 10 October 2002 04:21 pm, Dale Huckeby wrote: > > I seem to recall there was a brief discussion on either the newbie or > > expert list not too long ago on how to stop a print job and clear the > > printer's memory (don't want to waste 70 or 80 pages worth of ink), but > > I haven't been able to find it. Can anyone point me to it, or offer > > some suggestions? > > > > THX, > > Dale Huckeby > > > Dale, > > checking my notes from my "Linux Desk Reference" book p.178 (bottom) says try > this command.. (straight from the book) > > lprm [-Pprinter] [-] [job#....][user.....] > > Remove the specified jobs from the print queue. > Example: to remove job 43 from printer lp1: > lprm -Plp1 43 > job numbers may be obtained via the lpq command. > I hope this helps.
Alas, I killed the job, but my printer is still printing what it has in memory. Perhaps that command only works if you remove a job from the cue _before_ it starts printing. I've decided to bite the bullet so I can get my printer back. Right now I'm feeding it scrap paper until it clears its buffer. (No scrap ink to feed it, unfortuneately.) Thanks, Dale Huckeby
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