net print

net print

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Manages printer queues and print jobs.

Syntax

 net print \   computername   \   sharename   net print [\   computername   ]   job#   [/hold  /release  /delete] 

Options

computername

Indicates the print server

sharename

Indicates share name of the printer

job#

Represents identification number of print job

/hold

Holds a print job waiting in a queue and lets other jobs bypass it (use with job# )

/release

Releases a job that is on hold

/delete

Deletes a job from the queue

Examples

Display jobs in print queue of printer HPLASERJ on print server TEST :

  net print \test\hplaserj  Printers at \test     Name               Job #   Size      Status ----------------------------------------------------- hplaserj Queue    1 jobs             *Printer Active*      administrator     3  17500      Printing The command completed successfully. 

Look at details of job 3 earlier:

  net print \test 3  Print job detail     Job #               3 Status              Printing Size                17500 Remark              Untitled - Notepad Submitting user     administrator Notify              administrator Job data type       NT EMF 1. Job parameters Additional info The command completed successfully. 

Delete job 3 from the queue:

  net print \test 3 /delete  The command completed successfully. 

Notes

• To find the share name of your shared printer, type net share at the command line.

• If a print server has multiple shared printers, each printer has its own print queue. However, jobs in different print queues on the same server can't have the same job ID number.

See Also

Printing