lprint(1)

lprint1

A label printer application

Usage

lprint [SUB-COMMAND] [OPTIONS] [FILES]

Overview

lprint is a label printer application that can be run standalone or as a dedicated IPP Everywhere network service. lprint supports printing PNG images, Apple/PWG raster files, and printer-specific label files to USB and network label printers. If no sub-command is specified, "submit" is assumed.

Sub-commands

The following sub-commands are recognized by lprint:

add

Add a printer queue.

cancel

Cancel one or more print jobs.

default

Set the default printer queue.

delete

Delete a printer queue.

devices

List connected printers.

drivers

List the supported drivers.

jobs

List pending print jobs.

modify

Modify a printer queue.

options

List supported options.

printers

List the printer queues.

server

Start a server.

shutdown

Shutdown a running server.

status

Show the status of a printer or all printers.

submit

Submit a file for printing.

Releases

4 releases since Debian 11 (Bullseye); the text changed 2 times.

  1. 11
  2. 12–13
  3. Arch

From lprint 1.4.0-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.