Check the printer queue to see the status of your print job.
Once you’ve sent something to the printer, you can check if it’s printing by checking the printer queue . On a BSD-based system, check the queue with the lpq command:
% lpq emu is ready and printing Rank Owner Job Files Total Size active bob 420 RELNOTES.ps 138331 bytes 1st bob 421 standard input 13284 bytes 2nd lois 422 standard input 1928 bytes
Bob owns the job that is currently printing, as well as the first job on the queue. Lois’s job won’t print until both of Bob’s jobs are finished. By checking the print queue after a few minutes, Lois can wait until her job doesn’t appear on the queue anymore before she makes the trek down to the printer room to pick up her document.
Like the lpr command, lpq uses your default printer (i.e., ...
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