lpstat -p  will show any active printers on the system

lpstat -a   will show any active printer queues on the system

Man lpstat for other usefull stuff.

lpr -P <printer name> file.ps  is a usefull low level test.

Cheers Ross Drummond

On Wed, 14 May 2008, Barry wrote:
> If I bring my box etc tonight would there be a guru who could sort out
> cups for me, I just about went around the bend with it last week.
>
> The printer is a HP colour laserjet 1600, cups recognises it and it
> appears to be properly set up, jobs get passed to cups & queued and
> there they stay until cancelled.
>
> Any ideas anyone please?
>
> Barry


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