---
name: "cancel"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "cups"
version: "2:2.4.20-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux", "macos"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cancel"
---

# cancel(1)

cancel jobs

## NAME

cancel - cancel jobs

## SYNOPSIS

**cancel** \[ **-h** *hostname\[:port\]* \] \[ **-E** \] \[ **-U** *username* \] \[ **-a** \] \[ **-u** *username* \] \[ **-x** \] \[ *id* \] \[ *destination* \] \[ *destination-id* \]

## DESCRIPTION

The **cancel** command cancels print jobs. If no *destination* or *id* is specified, the currently printing job on the default destination is canceled.

## OPTIONS

The following options are recognized by **cancel**:

- **-a**

  Cancel all jobs on the named destination, or all jobs on all destinations if none is provided.

- **-E**

  Forces encryption when connecting to the server.

- **-h** *hostname*\[*:port*\]

  Specifies an alternate server. Note: This option must occur before all others.

- **-U** *username*

  Specifies the username to use when connecting to the server.

- **-u** *username*

  Cancels jobs owned by *username*.

- **-x**

  Deletes job data files in addition to canceling.

## CONFORMING TO

Unlike the System V printing system, CUPS allows printer names to contain any printable character except SPACE, TAB, "/", or "#". Also, printer and class names are *not* case-sensitive.

## EXAMPLES

Cancel the current print job:

```
    cancel
```

Cancel job "myprinter-42":

```
    cancel myprinter-42
```

Cancel all jobs:

```
    cancel -a
```

## NOTES

The **-a** and **-u** *username* options require administrative access. These restrictions are part of the operation policies defined in the [**cupsd.conf**(5)](/cupsd.conf/5.md) file for the "Cancel-Jobs" and "Cancel-My-Jobs" operations, respectively.

## SEE ALSO

[**cupsd.conf**(5)](/cupsd.conf/5.md), [**lp**(1)](/lp/1.md), [**lpmove**(8)](/lpmove/8.md), [**lpstat**(1)](/lpstat/1.md), CUPS Online Help (http://localhost:631/help)

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2020-2024 by OpenPrinting.