Cancelling one queued print job | LPIC-1 102-500 Exam original practice question

108.4Standard

Job 37 is in queue office.

Cancel only job 37 and keep other jobs.

Which command is appropriate?

Hint 1: Focus on the requirement

Identify what must change and what must remain unchanged. Then choose the command whose scope matches that requirement.

Hint 2: Check each command's role

Separate commands that display information, change state, remove data, or affect a child process.

lprm -P office -: Incorrect. A standalone dash cancels every job in the queue.
lpq -P office 37: Incorrect. lpq displays the queue.
lprm -P office 37: Correct. lprm -P office 37 cancels job 37.
lpr -P office 37: Incorrect. lpr would submit 37 as a file.

Detailed explanation

Incorrectlprm -P office -

Incorrect. A standalone dash cancels every job in the queue.

Incorrectlpq -P office 37

Incorrect. lpq displays the queue.

Correctlprm -P office 37

Correct. lprm -P office 37 cancels job 37.

Incorrectlpr -P office 37

Incorrect. lpr would submit 37 as a file.

An example you can run in a temporary verification environment.

printf '%s
' 'destination=office job-id=37 action=cancel'

destination=office job-id=37 action=cancel

Foundation review

Check whether the command acts on the current shell, a new process, an existing process, or a file.

Use the supplied command and compare the output with the expected result.

Question IDKP-108-767

Environment取消対象の表示のみ

Last technical review2026-08-13