[cups-devel] how to release job

Helge Blischke HelgeBlischke at web.de
Thu Jul 10 09:31:55 PDT 2014


Am 10.07.2014 um 15:59 schrieb liu3:

> Hi all
>          It says in CPS 1.4 release note that:
>             "  the lpadmin command now supports options to hold and  
> release new jobs on a printer or all printers".
> To hold all jobs, we can use the command such as:lpadmin -p printer - 
> o job-hold-until-default=indefinite, but how
> to release jobs by using lpadmin tool?
>
>
>               Anyone can help me? Thank you!

 From CUPS 1.5.x on, you may remove a default option with the -R switch:

lpadmin -p printer -R job-hold-until-default

But I do not know if the jobs in hold are automatically released or if  
you need to do it for
each job in hold "by hand" using the lp command.

Helge




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