Viewing the Printer Status with rsh and ftp
Use the rsh or ftp command to display printer status or information about print jobs using specified parameters.
You can use these commands for BSD and System V UNIX.
If your workstation is HP-UX, use the remsh command instead of rsh.
rsh
% rsh host_name parameter
ftp
% ftp host_name
User:
password:
ftp> get parameter -
Parameters that can be used with rsh, rcp and ftp :
Parameter | Information returned |
|---|---|
stat | Status of the printer. Information about print jobs. |
info | Information about the paper tray, output tray and printer language. |
prnlog | Record of the last 10 jobs printed. |
syslog | Record of messages about the network interface board. |
For details about the user name and password, consult your administrator.
"-" indicates standard output. Display will be displayed on screen if standard output has not been specified.