Red Hat Linux 8.0: The Official Red Hat Linux Getting Started Guide
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# Printing From The Command Line

Printing is not an involved process whether you click on a button in a GUI or type commands from the command line. This section explains how to print, cancel, and view print jobs from the command line, assuming you have a properly configured printer connected to your system. Refer to Chapter 7 for more information about setting up your printer.

The `lpr` command, followed by a filename, sends that specified file to the print queue. For example, `lpr foo.txt` prints the `foo.txt` file.

To view the jobs waiting in the print queue, type `lpq` at the command line. Type `lpq`, and you will see information similar to this:

    active root  389  foo.txt

In this example, `389` is the job number.

You can cancel jobs in the queue by typing `lprm` followed by the print job number displayed when you use the `lpq` command. To cancel the `foo.txt` print job, type `lprm 389` and press [Enter].

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