lpmove(8)

Name

lpmove - move a job or all jobs to a new destination

Synopsis

lpmove [ -h server[:port] ] [ -E ] [ -U username ] job destination
lpmove [ -h server[:port] ] [ -E ] [ -U username ] source destination

Description

lpmove moves the specified job or all jobs from source to destination. job can be the job ID number or the old destination and job ID.

Options

The lpmove command supports the following options:

-E: Forces encryption when connecting to the server.
-U username: Specifies an alternate username.
-h server[:port]: Specifies an alternate server. Note: This option must occur before all others.

Examples

Move job 123 from "oldprinter" to "newprinter":

    lpmove 123 newprinter

            or

    lpmove oldprinter-123 newprinter

Move all jobs from "oldprinter" to "newprinter":

    lpmove oldprinter newprinter