net print
Important
This command has been deprecated. However, you can perform many of the same tasks using the prnjobs command, Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), PrintManagement in Powershell.
Displays information about a specified printer queue or a specified print job, or controls a specified print job.
Syntax
net print {\\<computername>\<sharename> | \\<computername> <jobnumber> [/hold | /release | /delete]} [help]
Parameters
Parameters | Description |
---|---|
\\<computername>\<sharename> |
Specifies (by name) the computer and print queue about which you want to display information. |
\\<computername> |
Specifies (by name) the computer that hosts the print job you want to control. If you do not specify a computer, the local computer is assumed. Requires the <jobnumber> parameter. |
<jobnumber> |
Specifies the number of the print job you want to control. This number is assigned by the computer that hosts the print queue where the print job is sent. After a computer assigns a number to a print job, that number is not assigned to any other print jobs in any queue hosted by that computer. Required when using the \\<computername> parameter. |
[/hold | /release | /delete] |
Specifies the action to take with the print job. If you specify a job number, but don't specify any action, information about the print job is displayed.
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help | Displays help at the command prompt. |
Remarks
The
net print\\<computername>
command displays information about print jobs in a shared printer queue. The following is an example of a report for all print jobs in a queue for a shared printer named LASER:printers at \\PRODUCTION Name Job # Size Status ----------------------------- LASER Queue 3 jobs *printer active* USER1 84 93844 printing USER2 85 12555 Waiting USER3 86 10222 Waiting
The following is an example of a report for a print job:
Job # 35 Status Waiting Size 3096 remark Submitting user USER2 Notify USER2 Job data type Job parameters additional info
Examples
To list the contents of the Dotmatrix print queue on the \Production computer, type:
net print \\Production\Dotmatrix
To display information about job number 35 on the \Production computer, type:
net print \\Production 35
To delay job number 263 on the \Production computer, type:
net print \\Production 263 /hold
To release job number 263 on the \Production computer, type:
net print \\Production 263 /release