Net print
Applies To: Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8
Displays information about a specified printer queue or a specified print job, or controls a specified print job.
For examples of how to use this command, see the Examples section of this document.
Note
This command has been deprecated in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. However, you can perform many of the same tasks using Prnjobs.vbs, Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), or Windows PowerShell cmdlets. For more information, see Prnjobs.vbs, Windows Management Instrumentation (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=29991), Windows PowerShell (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=128426), and the TechNet Script Center Gallery (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=164635).
Syntax
Net print {\\<ComputerName>\<ShareName> |
\\<ComputerName> <JobNumber> [/hold | /release | /delete]} [help]
Parameters
Parameters |
Description |
|---|---|
\\<ComputerName>\<ShareName> |
Specifies (by name) the computer and print queue about which you want to display information. |
\\<ComputerName> |
Specifies (by name) the computer that hosts the print job you want to control. If you do not specify a computer, the local computer is assumed. Requires the <JobNumber> parameter. |
<JobNumber> |
Specifies the number of the print job you want to control. This number is assigned by the computer that hosts the print queue where the print job is sent. After a computer assigns a number to a print job, that number is not assigned to any other print jobs in any queue hosted by that computer. Required when using the \\<ComputerName> parameter. |
[/hold | /release | /delete] |
Specifies the action to take with the print job.
If you specify a job number, but do not specify any action, information about the print job is displayed. |
help |
Displays help for the Net print command. |
Remarks
Net print \\<ComputerName> displays information about print jobs in a shared printer queue. The following is an example of a report for all print jobs in a queue for a shared printer named LASER:
Printers at \\PRODUCTION Name Job # Size Status --------------------------------------------------------- LASER Queue 3 jobs *Printer Active* USER1 84 93844 Printing USER2 85 12555 Waiting USER3 86 10222 WaitingThe following is an example of a report for a print job:
Job # 35 Status Waiting Size 3096 Remark Submitting user USER2 Notify USER2 Job data type Job parameters Additional info
Examples
This example shows how to list the contents of the Dotmatrix print queue on the \\Production computer:
Net print \\Production\Dotmatrix
This example shows how to display information about job number 35 on the \\Production computer:
Net print \\Production 35
This example shows how to delay job number 263 on the \\Production computer:
Net print \\Production 263 /hold
This example shows how to release job number 263 on the \\Production computer:
Net print \\Production 263 /release