lpq: Line Printer Queue, Statistics

lpq simply displays the queue of printer jobs. The output contains the rank of the file to be printed (First In First Out list), the owner of the file, the job number, the file name, and the size of the file.

prompt> lpq

lp is ready and printing
Rank   Owner      Job  Files                            Total Size
active cantin     625  scourse.ps                       38467 bytes
1st    cantin     626  history.ps                       44529 bytes