enable and disable command in Linux (original) (raw)

Last Updated : 5 Nov, 2019

Enables and disables are the built-in shell commands. enable command is used to start the printers or classes whereas the disable command is used to stop the printers or classes.Syntax For enable Command:

enable [-a] [-dnps] [-f filename][name ...]

Syntax For disable Command:

disable [-c] [-W] [ -r [ reason ] ] printer

Options:

• -a : List all builtins with the message of whether it is enabled or not.
• -c : It will cancel the requests which are currently printing.
• -d : Delete a builtin loaded with `-f'.
• -W : Wait until the request currently being printed is finished before disabling printer. This option cannot be used with the -c option. If the printer is remote then the -W option will be silently ignored.
• -r reason : It assigns a reason for the disabling of the printer(s).
• printer : The name of the printer to be enabled or disabled.
• -n: Disable the names listed, otherwise names are enabled.