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Get-PrintJob

Wed Jan 30, 2019 5:58 pm

NAME Get-PrintJob



SYNOPSIS

Retrieves a list of print jobs in the specified printer.





SYNTAX

Get-PrintJob [-PrinterObject] <CimInstance> [-CimSession <CimSession[]>] [-ID <UInt32>] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>] [<CommonParameters>]



Get-PrintJob [-PrinterName] <String> [-CimSession <CimSession[]>] [-ComputerName <String>] [-ID <UInt32>] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>] [<CommonParameters>]





DESCRIPTION

The Get-PrintJob cmdlet retrieves the current print jobs in the specified printer. Specify the PrinterName parameter to list the print jobs from the

specified printer.



You cannot use wildcard characters with Get-PrintJob. You can use Get-PrintJob in a Windows PowerShell remoting session.



You do not need administrator credentials to run Get-PrintJob.





PARAMETERS

-CimSession [<CimSession[]>]

Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or

Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value none

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-ComputerName [<String>]

Specifies the name of the computer from which to retrieve the print job information.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value none

Accept pipeline input? True (ByPropertyName)

Accept wildcard characters? false



-ID [<UInt32>]

Specifies the ID of the print job to retrieve. You can use wildcard characters.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value none

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-PrinterName <String>

Specifies the name of the printer from which to retrieve the print job information.



Required? true

Position? 1

Default value none

Accept pipeline input? True (ByValue, ByPropertyName)

Accept wildcard characters? false



-PrinterObject <CimInstance>

Specifies the printer object from which to retrieve the print job information.



Required? true

Position? 1

Default value none

Accept pipeline input? True (ByValue, ByPropertyName)

Accept wildcard characters? false



-ThrottleLimit [<Int32>]

Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is

entered, then Windows PowerShell???? calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the

computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value none

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,

ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,

OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see

about_CommonParameters (https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).



INPUTS

Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance#ROOT/StandardCimv2/MSFT_Printer



This cmdlet accepts one printer object.





OUTPUTS

Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance#ROOT/StandardCimv2/MSFT_PrintJob



This cmdlet returns one or more print job objects.





Example 1: Get a list of print jobs



PS C:\\> Get-PrintJob ????????PrinterName "PrinterName"



This command retrieves a list of print jobs on the printer named PrinterName.





Example 2: Get a list of print jobs using a printer object



PS C:\\> $Printer = Get-Printer -Name "PrinterName:"

PS C:\\> Get-PrintJob ????????InputObject $Printer



The first command gets a printer named PrinterName: by using the Get-Printer cmdlet. The command stores the result in the $Printer variable.



The second command gets print jobs on the printer in $Printer.







RELATED LINKS

Remove-PrintJob

Restart-PrintJob

Suspend-PrintJob

Resume-PrintJob