cancel Command - Cancel Print Jobs

The cancel command is used to cancel print jobs on a CUPS (Common UNIX Printing System) managed printer. It can cancel specific jobs or all jobs for a printer.

Syntax

cancel [options] [job_id|printer]

Examples

cancel 42

cancel -a printer1

cancel -u username

Notes

• Requires appropriate permissions to cancel jobs submitted by other users.
• Works with CUPS printing system; may not be available on all distributions by default.
• Alternative commands for print job management include lpr and lprm.