tcl.sp-status
Displays status of Spooler processes.
Syntax
sp-status {options}
Description
displays the status of all Spooler-controlled devices.
If no options are specified, the status of the Spooler and all allocated printers is displayed.
The printer status may be one of the following:
'active' means the printer is currently printing a report.
'inactive' means the printer is currently idle.
'stopped' means the printer has been stopped with a 'stopptr' command, or is set to stop once it becomes idle.
'unallocated' means the printer has never been started, or has been deleted from the spooler with an 'sp-kill' command using the delete option. The printer may be (re-)started with the 'startptr' command.
Options
printer.number{-printer.number} Designates a specific printer, or range of printers, to display. Must be between 0 and the maximum printer number, inclusive.
b Outputs status of all printers, allocated and unallocated.
n No pause; suppresses pause at end of page on terminal display.
p Directs output to system printer, via the Spooler.
Example
:sp-status
The spooler is inactive.
Printer # 0 is serial, inactive, and on line.
The printer is running on line 13.
Assigned output queues: 0 .
The number of inter-job pages to eject is 1.
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