Comments on: Clear entire print queue in OS X with a Terminal command http://chrisgonyea.com/archives/2008/05/26/clear-entire-print-queue-in-os-x-with-a-terminal-command/ Random thoughts and ramblings Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:44:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jody http://chrisgonyea.com/archives/2008/05/26/clear-entire-print-queue-in-os-x-with-a-terminal-command/#comment-682 jody Fri, 23 Sep 2011 02:31:59 +0000 http://chrisgonyea.com/?p=724#comment-682 Thanks a million , it's so easy Thanks a million
, it’s so easy

]]> By: Let Mac users unclog print queues - Admins Goodies http://chrisgonyea.com/archives/2008/05/26/clear-entire-print-queue-in-os-x-with-a-terminal-command/#comment-660 Let Mac users unclog print queues - Admins Goodies Sun, 21 Aug 2011 06:03:40 +0000 http://chrisgonyea.com/?p=724#comment-660 [...] with just a little more searching … cancel -a -. It still prompts for someone who belongs to the lpadmin group, and it doesn’t resume stuck [...] [...] with just a little more searching … cancel -a -. It still prompts for someone who belongs to the lpadmin group, and it doesn’t resume stuck [...]

]]> By: madadmin http://chrisgonyea.com/archives/2008/05/26/clear-entire-print-queue-in-os-x-with-a-terminal-command/#comment-550 madadmin Tue, 28 Jun 2011 21:36:45 +0000 http://chrisgonyea.com/?p=724#comment-550 fantastic, works on snow leopard server to had some jobs stuck in the print server cancel -a - ....bam gone thanks very much fantastic, works on snow leopard server to
had some jobs stuck in the print server
cancel -a – ….bam gone
thanks very much

]]> By: Daniel Hollerung http://chrisgonyea.com/archives/2008/05/26/clear-entire-print-queue-in-os-x-with-a-terminal-command/#comment-500 Daniel Hollerung Sat, 18 Jun 2011 02:10:38 +0000 http://chrisgonyea.com/?p=724#comment-500 Single best Terminal tip ever! Hats off to Chris and his life-saving insight. I searched for what seemed like an eternity and this was more helpful then I could ever imagined. Single best Terminal tip ever! Hats off to Chris and his life-saving insight. I searched for what seemed like an eternity and this was more helpful then I could ever imagined.

]]> By: TedO http://chrisgonyea.com/archives/2008/05/26/clear-entire-print-queue-in-os-x-with-a-terminal-command/#comment-497 TedO Mon, 06 Jun 2011 21:18:32 +0000 http://chrisgonyea.com/?p=724#comment-497 My brother's Macbook pro was taking almost a full minute to go to sleep. I had read that someone had found that jobs in the print queue were causing this. I ran this for him and it took care of the problem. My brother’s Macbook pro was taking almost a full minute to go to sleep. I had read that someone had found that jobs in the print queue were causing this. I ran this for him and it took care of the problem.

]]> By: Mike http://chrisgonyea.com/archives/2008/05/26/clear-entire-print-queue-in-os-x-with-a-terminal-command/#comment-472 Mike Sun, 24 Apr 2011 17:17:57 +0000 http://chrisgonyea.com/?p=724#comment-472 Thanks for the great tip! I finally found the "cancel -a" reference. http://www.unix.com/man-page/OSX/1/cancel/ Cheers - Mike Thanks for the great tip!

I finally found the “cancel -a” reference.
http://www.unix.com/man-page/OSX/1/cancel/

Cheers – Mike

]]> By: Ed http://chrisgonyea.com/archives/2008/05/26/clear-entire-print-queue-in-os-x-with-a-terminal-command/#comment-471 Ed Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:57:01 +0000 http://chrisgonyea.com/?p=724#comment-471 3 years after the original post and it worked like a charm. Thank you! 3 years after the original post and it worked like a charm. Thank you!

]]> By: Chris http://chrisgonyea.com/archives/2008/05/26/clear-entire-print-queue-in-os-x-with-a-terminal-command/#comment-470 Chris Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:41:24 +0000 http://chrisgonyea.com/?p=724#comment-470 If I recall correctly, I did some searches online and somehow stumbled across the right keywords to pull up this solution. I don't remember what site it was, but whoever it was, thank you! If I recall correctly, I did some searches online and somehow stumbled across the right keywords to pull up this solution. I don’t remember what site it was, but whoever it was, thank you!

]]> By: Ruairi http://chrisgonyea.com/archives/2008/05/26/clear-entire-print-queue-in-os-x-with-a-terminal-command/#comment-469 Ruairi Wed, 13 Apr 2011 13:46:46 +0000 http://chrisgonyea.com/?p=724#comment-469 To original poster. Thank you very much. Had an image stuck on hold for a long time. How in God's name did you find this solution? To original poster.

Thank you very much. Had an image stuck on hold for a long time.
How in God’s name did you find this solution?

]]> By: Ruairi http://chrisgonyea.com/archives/2008/05/26/clear-entire-print-queue-in-os-x-with-a-terminal-command/#comment-468 Ruairi Wed, 13 Apr 2011 13:45:17 +0000 http://chrisgonyea.com/?p=724#comment-468 To E Go to finder go to Applications folder Scroll down to utilities folder enter it go to terminal double click wait for prompt Type cancel -a- Job done! To E

Go to finder
go to Applications folder
Scroll down to utilities folder
enter it
go to terminal
double click
wait for prompt
Type cancel -a-
Job done!

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