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6 cupsdisable, cupsenable - stop/start printers and classes
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9 cupsdisable [ -E ] [ -U username ] [ -c ] [ -h server[:port] ] [ -r
10 reason ] [ --hold ] destination(s)
11 cupsenable [ -E ] [ -U username ] [ -c ] [ -h server[:port] ] [ --re‐
12 lease ] destination(s)
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15 cupsenable starts the named printers or classes while cupsdisable stops
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21 -E Forces encryption of the connection to the server.
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23 -U username
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26 -c Cancels all jobs on the named destination.
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28 -h server[:port]
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40 Releases pending jobs for printing. Use after running cupsdisable
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44 Unlike the System V printing system, CUPS allows printer names to con‐
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52 The CUPS versions of disable and enable may ask the user for an access
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58 cupsaccept(8), cupsreject(8), cancel(1), lp(1), lpadmin(8), lpstat(1),
59 CUPS Online Help (http://localhost:631/help)
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662021-02-28 CUPS cupsenable(8)