The cancel utility cancels print requests. There are two forms of the cancel command. Specifying only the destination cancels the current print request on destination . If destination is not specified, cancel cancels the requested print request on all destinations. The second form of cancel cancels a user's print requests on specific destinations.
Users can only cancel print requests associated with their username.
By default, users can only cancel print requests on the host from which the print request was submitted. Super-users can cancel print requests on the host from which the print request was submitted. Super-users can also cancel print requests from the print server. The print client commands locate destination information in a very specific order. The name of the user for which print requests are to be cancelled.