lsallqdev Command

Purpose

Lists all configured printers and the names of the plotter queue devices within a specified queue.

Syntax

lsallqdev [ -c] -q Name

Description

By default, the lsallqdev command lists all the configured device names within a specified queue in the /etc/qconfig file.

start of changeIf the scalability feature of the AIX printer subsystem is enabled, the lsallqdev command lists all the configured device names within a specified queue in the /etc/qconfig.bin file. For more information about the printer_scalability tunable parameter, see the printer_scalability section in the Miscellaneous tunable parameters page.end of change

You can also use the System Management Interface Tool (SMIT) smit lsallqdev fast path to run this command.

Flags

Table 1. Flags
Item Description
-q Name Specifies the queue name.
-c Causes colon format output for use by SMIT.

Security

Attention RBAC users: This command can perform privileged operations. Only privileged users can run privileged operations. For more information about authorizations and privileges, see Privileged Command Database in Security. For a list of privileges and the authorizations that are associated with this command, see the lssecattr command or the getcmdattr subcommand.

Examples

  1. To list the names of the configured queue devices within the lp0 queue in the /etc/qconfig file, enter the following command:
    lsallqdev -q lp0
    A list similar to the following list is displayed:
    lpd0
    lpd1
    lpd2
  2. To list the names of the configured queue device within the lp0 queue in the /etc/qconfig file, in colon format, enter the following command:
    lsallqdev -q lp0 -c
    A list similar to the following list is displayed:
    lp0:lpd1
    lp0:lpd2

Files

Table 2. Files
Item Description
/usr/bin/lsallqdev Contains the lsallqdev command.
/etc/qconfig Contains the configuration file.