SCCS-vsn: usr.sbin/lpr/lpq/lpq.1 6.4
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lpq \- spool queue examination program
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B lpq
lpq \- spool queue examination program
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B lpq
-[ +[ n ] ] [ -l ] [ \-Pprinter ] [ job # ... ] [ user ... ]
+[ -l ] [ \-Pprinter ] [ job # ... ] [ user ... ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I lpq
examines the spooling area used by
.IR lpd (8)
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I lpq
examines the spooling area used by
.IR lpd (8)
-for printing
-files on the line printer, and reports the status of the specified jobs or
-all jobs associated with a user.
-.I lpq
-invoked without any arguments
-reports on any jobs currently in the queue. A
+for printing files on the line printer, and reports the status of the
+specified jobs or all jobs associated with a user. \fIlpq\fP invoked
+without any arguments reports on any jobs currently in the queue. A
-flag may be used
-to specify a particular printer, otherwise the default line printer
-is used (or the value of the PRINTER variable in the environment).
-If a
-.B \(pl
-argument is supplied,
-.I lpq
-displays the spool queue until it empties. Supplying a number
-immediately after the
-.B \(pl
-sign changes the number of seconds that \fIlpq\fP should sleep inbetween
-scans of the queue, from the default, 30, to \fIn\fP. All other arguments
-supplied are interpreted as user names or job numbers to filter out only
-those jobs of interest.
+flag may be used to specify a particular printer, otherwise the default
+line printer is used (or the value of the PRINTER variable in the
+environment). All other arguments supplied are interpreted as user
+names or job numbers to filter out only those jobs of interest.
.PP
For each job submitted (i.e. invocation of
.IR lpr (1))
.PP
For each job submitted (i.e. invocation of
.IR lpr (1))