System User's Guide: Operating System and Devices

Moving a Print Job to Another Print Queue (qmov Command)

After you have sent a print job to a print queue, you might want to move the print job to another print queue. You can move it with the qmov command or the smit command.

Prerequisites

For local print jobs, the printer must be physically attached to your system.
For remote print jobs, your system must be configured to communicate with the remote print server.

Using the qmov Command

You can either move a particular print job, or you can move all the print jobs on a specified print queue or all the print jobs sent by a specified user. To determine the print job number, type the qchk command.

The common format of the qmov command is:

qmov -mNewQueue {[ -#JobNumber ] [ -PQueue ] [ -uUser ]}

See the qmov command in the AIX 5L Version 5.2 Commands Reference for the complete syntax.

The following are examples of how to use the qmov command:

To move job number 280 to print queue hp2, type:
```
qmov -mhp2 -#280
```
Press Enter.
To move all print jobs on print queue hp4D to print queue hp2, type:
```
qmov -mhp2 -Php4D
```

Using the smit Command

To move a print job using SMIT, type:

smit qmov