SPOOLER

 

 

Enable/Disable option:

 

OPENQ

Enables spooling for ldev , devclass , or devname . This enables

 

users to generate spool ￿les on the device(s). This parameter is

 

the default for the START option.

 

SHUTQ

Disables spooling for ldev , devclass , or devname . This prevents

 

users from generating spool ￿les on the device(s). This

 

parameter is the default for the STOP option.

 

SHOW

For information about this parameter, refer toSHOW for the

 

STATUS option.

 

Start option:

 

 

START

Creates and activates a new spooler process to o wn and

 

manage the device and prin t spool ￿les destined for the

 

device. If a class is speci￿ed, a spooling process is created and

 

activated for each device in the class. If y ou do not specify

 

either the OPENQ or SHUTQ option, OPENQ is the default.

OPENQ

For information about this parameter, refer to

OPENQ for the

 

Enable/Disable option.

 

SHUTQ

For information about this parameter, refer to

SHUTQ for the

 

Enable/Disable option.

 

SHOW

For information about this parameter, refer to

SHOW for the

 

Status option.

 

Stop option:

 

 

STOP

Terminates the spooling process associated with the speci￿ed

 

device. If you specify a class, spooling processes terminate

 

for all devices in the speci￿ed class. When y ou specify this

 

parameter, the following message appears:

 

 

Output spooler, LDEV #ldev: Stopped.

 

 

If you do not specify either the FINISH or NOW parameters, NOW

 

is the default. If y ou do not specify either the

OPENQ or SHUTQ

 

parameter, SHUTQ is the default.

 

Because large amoun ts of data are bu￿ered in the ￿le system and the device, an output device ma y continue to print,

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