cupsenable(8)

NAME

   cupsdisable, cupsenable - stop/start printers and classes

SYNOPSIS

   cupsdisable  [  -E  ]  [ -U username ] [ -c ] [ -h server[:port] ] [ -r
   reason ] [ --hold ] destination(s)
   cupsenable [ -E ] [ -U username ]  [  -c  ]  [  -h  server[:port]  ]  [
   --release ] destination(s)

DESCRIPTION

   cupsenable starts the named printers or classes while cupsdisable stops
   the named printers or classes.

OPTIONS

   The following options may be used:

   -E   Forces encryption of the connection to the server.

   -U username
        Uses the specified username when connecting to the server.

   -c   Cancels all jobs on the named destination.

   -h server[:port]
        Uses the specified server and port.

   --hold
        Holds remaining jobs on the named printer.   Useful  for  allowing
        the current job to complete before performing maintenance.

   -r "reason"
        Sets  the message associated with the stopped state.  If no reason
        is specified then the message is set to "Reason Unknown".

   --release
        Releases pending jobs for printing.  Use after running cupsdisable
        with the --hold option to resume printing.

CONFORMING TO

   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.

   The  System  V  versions  of  these  commands  are  disable and enable,
   respectively.  They have been  renamed  to  avoid  conflicts  with  the
   bash(1) build-in commands of the same names.

   The  CUPS versions of disable and enable may ask the user for an access
   password depending on the printing system configuration.  This  differs
   from the System V versions which require the root user to execute these
   commands.

SEE ALSO

   cupsaccept(8), cupsreject(8), cancel(1), lp(1), lpadmin(8),  lpstat(1),
   CUPS Online Help (http://localhost:631/help)

COPYRIGHT

   Copyright © 2007-2016 by Apple Inc.

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