i was trying to set up my printer over a network and i didn't really know what i was doing at first so now i have two printing processes that just sit there and alternate between processing and pending every second or so.they won't go away the regular way by clicking cancel. is there a command i can use?
how to cancel printing processes through terminal?
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From the terminal, type,``` cancel *print_job_name*
To find the the name of the print job.```
lpstat -t
Also I always cancel the queued print jobs before canceling the current print job.
ethan@Nertwab:~$ lpstat -t
scheduler is running
system default destination: E210
device for E210: smb://WORKGROUP/NERTWAB/E210
device for PDF: cups-pdf:/
E210 accepting requests since Tue 02 Dec 2008 06:10:43 PM MST
PDF accepting requests since Mon 01 Dec 2008 03:46:24 PM MST
printer E210 now printing E210-14084. enabled since Tue 02 Dec 2008 06:10:43 PM MST
printer PDF is idle. enabled since Mon 01 Dec 2008 03:46:24 PM MST
E210-14083 ethan 22528 Tue 02 Dec 2008 06:10:41 PM MST
E210-14084 ethan 477184 Tue 02 Dec 2008 06:10:43 PM MST
ethan@Nertwab:~$ cancel E210-14083
cancel: cancel-job failed: Job #14083 is already completed - can't cancel.
ethan@Nertwab:~$ cancel E210-14084
cancel: cancel-job failed: Job #14084 is already completed - can't cancel.
ethan@Nertwab:~$
WTF the processes are still siting in there being retarded but if the job was completed then they should remove themselves from the list.
mwwaahahahahahahaha mwahahahahaeee those commands didn't work so i did the next best thing which was delete my printer from the computer, that worked. The printer didn't work anyways which i think is because i don't really have a network setup on my xp computer anyways, i just have a router siting between it and the modem that gives me internet.
Well, that one of doing it.