http://www.fmi.uni-passau.de/archive/doc/unix/unixhelp/Unixhelp/tasks_lpr4.1.html (Einblicke ins Internet, 10/1995)1. To display the print queue for your default printer:
lpqRank Owner Job Files active joe 483 overheads.ps
2nd sarah 484 /tmp/RFC137 3rd tony 485 report
This displays the print queue for your default printer: the one defined by your PRINTER environment variable.
Each job in the queue has a job number. Details are also given about the job's position in the queue and the user's name.
2. To display the print queue for a specific printer:
lpq -Ppsmath
This displays the print queue for the printer psmath.