sp-status

Syntax	sp-status {options}
Category	Spooler
Type	Verb
Description	displays the status of all Spooler-controlled devices. If no options are specified, the status of the Spooler and all allocated printers is displayed. The printer status may be one of the following: "active" means the printer is currently printing a report. "inactive" means the printer is currently idle. "stopped" means the printer has been stopped with a "stopptr" command, or is set to stop once it becomes idle. "unallocated" means the printer has never been started, or has been deleted from the spooler with an "sp-kill" command using the delete option. The printer may be (re-)started with the "startptr" command.
Options	printer.number{-printer.number} Designates a specific printer, or range of printers, to display. Must be between 0 and the maximum printer number, inclusive. b Outputs status of all printers, allocated and unallocated. n No pause; suppresses pause at end of page on terminal display. p Directs output to system printer, via the Spooler.
See Also	startptr Spooler options: Spooler stopptr what wheres listptr sp-assign sp-status
Example	:sp-status The spooler is inactive. Printer # 0 is serial, inactive, and on line. The printer is running on line 13. Assigned output queues: 0 . The number of inter-job pages to eject is 1.
Warnings
Compatibility	D3 7.0 AP R83