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cancel(1)                                        Apple Inc.                                        cancel(1)



NAME
       cancel - cancel jobs

SYNOPSIS
       cancel  [ -E ] [ -U username ] [ -a ] [ -h hostname[:port] ] [ -u username ] [ id ] [ destination ] [
       destination-id ]

DESCRIPTION
       cancel cancels existing print jobs. The -a option will remove all jobs from  the  specified  destina-tion. destination.
       tion.

OPTIONS
       The following options are recognized by cancel:

       -E
            Forces encryption when connecting to the server.

       -U username
            Specifies the username to use when connecting to the server.

       -a
            Cancel all jobs on the named destination, or all jobs on all destinations if none is provided.

       -h hostname[:port]
            Chooses an alternate server.

       -u username
            Cancels jobs owned by username.

COMPATIBILITY
       Unlike  the  System  V  printing system, CUPS allows printer names to contain any printable character
       except SPACE, TAB, "/", or "#".  Also, printer and class names are not case-sensitive.

NOTES
       Administrators wishing to prevent unauthorized cancellation of jobs via the -u option should  require
       authentication for Cancel-Jobs operations in cupsd.conf(5).

SEE ALSO
       lp(1), lpmove(8), lpstat(1),
       http://localhost:631/help

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright 2007 by Apple Inc.



20 March 2006                            Common UNIX Printing System                               cancel(1)