Mac OS X,  Mac OS X Server,  Network Printing

Mac OS X Command Line & Printing

Managing print queues can be an easy or a complicated task. But when troubleshooting queues, a great tool to have is an understanding of how Mac OS X, and more specifically, how CUPS is interacting with those jobs. Some basic print job/queue management commands:

  • lpr—Send a print job to a print queue.
  • lpq—Show the status of jobs sent to a print queue.
  • lprm—Delete jobs from a print queue.
  • lpc—Control print queues.