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<h2><a name='NAME'>Name</a></h2>
cancel - cancel jobs
<h2><a name='SYNOPSIS'>Synopsis</a></h2>
<b>cancel
</b>[ -E ] [ -U
<i>username
</i>] [ -a ] [ -h
<i>hostname[:port]
</i>] [ -u
<i>username
</i>] [
<i>id
</i>] [
<i>destination
</i>] [
<i>destination-id
</i>]
<h2><a name='DESCRIPTION'>Description</a></h2>
<i>cancel</i> cancels existing print jobs. The <i>-a</i> option will remove
all jobs from the specified destination.
<h2><a name='OPTIONS'>Options</a></h2>
The following options are recognized by <i>cancel</i>:
<dl>
<dt>-E
</dt>
<dd>Forces encryption when connecting to the server.
</dd>
<dt>-U username
</dt>
<dd>Specifies the username to use when connecting to the server.
</dd>
<dt>-a
</dt>
<dd>Cancel all jobs on the named destination, or all jobs on all
destinations if none is provided.
</dd>
<dt>-h hostname[:port]
</dt>
<dd>Chooses an alternate server.
</dd>
<dt>-u username
</dt>
<dd>Cancels jobs owned by <i>username</i>.
</dd>
</dl>
<h2><a name='COMPATIBILITY'>Compatibility</a></h2>
Unlike the System V printing system, CUPS allows printer names to
contain any printable character except SPACE, TAB, "/", or "#".
Also, printer and class names are <i>not</i> case-sensitive.
<h2><a name='NOTES'>Notes</a></h2>
Administrators wishing to prevent unauthorized cancellation of
jobs via the <i>-u</i> option should require authentication for
Cancel-Jobs operations in <a href='man-cupsd.conf.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages'>cupsd.conf(5)</a>.
<h2><a name='SEE_ALSO'>See Also</a></h2>
<a href='man-lp.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages'>lp(1)</a>, <a href='man-lpmove.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages'>lpmove(8)</a>, <a href='man-lpstat.html?TOPIC=Man+Pages'>lpstat(1)</a>,
<br>
<a href='http://localhost:631/help'>http://localhost:631/help</a>
<h2><a name='COPYRIGHT'>Copyright</a></h2>
Copyright 2007 by Apple Inc.
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