qhld Command

Purpose

Holds and releases a spooled print job.

Syntax

qhld [ -r ] { -#JobNumber [ -PQueue ] | -PQueue | -uUser [ -PQueue ] }

Description

The qhld command holds print jobs in a spooled state. The job to be held is designated by job number, queue, or user name. The -r flag releases the hold on the print job.

In AIX 4.3.2 and above, qstatus was enhanced to improve the administration of local queues showing duplicate 3-digit job numbers. You can use the -W flag with the enq, qchk, lpstat, and lpq status commands to display more job number digits.

If your queue display shows duplicate 3-digit job numbers, use qchk -W to list job numbers with greater precision. You can then hold a specific job.

For example, qchk might display job number 123 twice while, qchk -W would display job number 1123 and 2123. If you want to hold job number 2123, specifying qhld -# 123, causes the qdaemon to hold the first matching job number it finds in its internal list, which may be 1123. By having the additional information that the qstatus -W provides, you can hold a specific job number.

Flags

Examples

1. To hold the print job number 300, enter:

   qhld -#300

2. To hold all print jobs on queue lp0, enter:

   qhld -P lp0

3. To hold all jobs that belong to user fred, enter:

   qhld -u fred

4. To release job number 300, enter:

   qhld -#300 -r

5. To release all the jobs on queue lp0, enter:

   qhld -Plp0 -r

6. To release all jobs that belong to user fred, enter:

   qhld -u fred -r

Files

Related Information

The qprt command, qmov command, enq command,

Printer Overview for System Management in the AIX Version 4.3 Guide to Printers and Printing.

Spooler Overview for System Management in the AIX Version 4.3 Guide to Printers and Printing.