[ale] HOW2 stop printer after printing has begun ?

[Jim Philips]

On Saturday 10 June 2006 11:27, Courtney Thomas wrote:
> Thanks.
>
> I find that lpq doesn't reveal the documents that are then currently
> being printed. What was formerly "in queue", I guess, is then waiting in
> ram, and doesn't show by "lpq", as what's being printed, so .....the
> printing continues for quite a while if several documents have been
> sent, which is, really, the reason for my original query.
>
> I should have also revealed that I use 'apsfilter' for printing.
>
> Cordially,
> Courtney

There is always tunelp. I use it this way as root:

tunelp -r /dev/lp0

Of course, your device may be different.