Clear entire print queue in OS X with a Terminal command
If you need to clear your entire print queue in Mac OS X for whatever reason, there is a simple terminal command you can type to do the job.
Simply:
- Launch Terminal
- Type cancel -a -
- Success!
All print jobs in the print queue should now be gone!
I have only tested this in Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. I assume it will work in 10.4 Tiger as well.
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awesome!!! Thanks!
Thank you.
It even cleared a queue that would delete jobs - but them magically put them back (jobs started from remote computers). Thanks.
Very cool. Got rid of a job stuck in “on hold” status that wouldn’t resume or delete.