https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/how-does-lp-really-work/m-p/3729238#M254282 My developers informed me this morning that they are running a job this weekend that will lp approximately 200,000 files. (Thanks for all the notice!)<BR /><BR />It will be grouped into batches of 1000 files at a time. So in other words it will be 200 lp commands, each with 1000 files. We do this same thing every month-end, but it's usually about 20 groups of 1000 file print jobs. This will be 200 groups of 1000 file print commands.<BR /><BR />I think I'm ok on space in /var but I'm wondering what else might bite me?<BR /><BR />My question is this: when lp sends a spool file to the printer is it immediately removed from /var/spool/lp/blah, or does it stay there until the printer is actually done printing it? We are printing to a "remote" printer, Xerox docutech.<BR /><BR />If I have to queue up all 200000 files in /var I might be in trouble. If they get cleaned up as soon as the printer has them, then I should be ok.<BR /><BR />Thanks,<BR />Tim Fri, 10 Feb 2006 14:28:12 GMT Tim Medford 2006-02-10T14:28:12Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/how-does-lp-really-work/m-p/3729238#M254282 My developers informed me this morning that they are running a job this weekend that will lp approximately 200,000 files. (Thanks for all the notice!)<BR /><BR />It will be grouped into batches of 1000 files at a time. So in other words it will be 200 lp commands, each with 1000 files. We do this same thing every month-end, but it's usually about 20 groups of 1000 file print jobs. This will be 200 groups of 1000 file print commands.<BR /><BR />I think I'm ok on space in /var but I'm wondering what else might bite me?<BR /><BR />My question is this: when lp sends a spool file to the printer is it immediately removed from /var/spool/lp/blah, or does it stay there until the printer is actually done printing it? We are printing to a "remote" printer, Xerox docutech.<BR /><BR />If I have to queue up all 200000 files in /var I might be in trouble. If they get cleaned up as soon as the printer has them, then I should be ok.<BR /><BR />Thanks,<BR />Tim Fri, 10 Feb 2006 14:28:12 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/how-does-lp-really-work/m-p/3729238#M254282 Tim Medford 2006-02-10T14:28:12Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/how-does-lp-really-work/m-p/3729239#M254283 Hi Tim:<BR /><BR />The files will be copied to '/var/spool/lp/request/<QNAME>' when the request is queued. As soon as a successful transfer to the remote printer queue occurs, the file will be removed.<BR /><BR />Regards!<BR /><BR />...JRF...</QNAME> Fri, 10 Feb 2006 14:39:37 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/how-does-lp-really-work/m-p/3729239#M254283 James R. Ferguson 2006-02-10T14:39:37Z