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6 cancel - cancel jobs
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9 cancel [ -E ] [ -U username ] [ -a ] [ -h hostname[:port] ] [ -u user‐
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13 The cancel command cancels print jobs. If no destination or id is
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20 -a Cancel all jobs on the named destination, or all jobs on all des‐
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23 -E Forces encryption when connecting to the server.
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29 Specifies the username to use when connecting to the server.
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37 Unlike the System V printing system, CUPS allows printer names to con‐
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42 Cancel the current print job:
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46 Cancel job "myprinter-42":
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55 Administrators wishing to prevent unauthorized cancellation of jobs via
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6826 April 2019 CUPS cancel(1)