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When a lot of people are trying to use the same printer at the same time, the print queue can become very long. To see where your job falls in the queue, use the lpstat (lineprinter status) command:
$ lpstat
tpubs_lw2-8155 root 2147 Jul 29 14:32 on tpubs_lw2
tpubs_lw2-8156 susannah 38884 Jul 29 14:33
tpubs_lw2-8157 susannah 40765 Jul 29 14:38
tpubs_lw2-8158 nigel 24399 Jul 29 14:39
lpstat shows all the currently queued print requests.
The job ID for each request is shown (for example, tpubs_lw2-8155),
with the login name of the
user who issued the print command, the size of the print job in bytes,
the date and time of the request, and, if the file is actually on the
printer at the time, a message to this effect.
If there are several jobs in the queue, typing lpstat shows you all the jobs.