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QSELECT(1P)                POSIX Programmer's Manual               QSELECT(1P)

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NAME
       qselect - select batch jobs
SYNOPSIS
       qselect [-a [op]date_time][-A account_string][-c [op]interval]
               [-h hold_list][-l resource_list][-N name][-p [op]priority]
               [-q destination][-r y|n][-s states][-u user_list]
DESCRIPTION
       To select a set of batch jobs is to return  the  batch  job_identifiers
       for  each  batch  job that meets a list of selection criteria. A set of
       batch jobs is selected by a request to  a  batch  server.  The  qselect
       utility  is  a user-accessible batch client that requests the selection
       of batch jobs.
       Upon successful completion, the qselect utility shall have  returned  a
       list of zero or more batch job_identifiers that meet the criteria spec-
       ified by the options and option-arguments presented to the utility.
       The qselect utility shall select batch jobs by sending  a  Select  Jobs
       Request to a batch server. The qselect utility shall not exit until the
       server replies to each request generated.
       For each option presented to the qselect  utility,  the  utility  shall
       restrict  the  set  of  selected batch jobs as described in the OPTIONS
       section.
       The qselect utility shall not restrict selection of batch  jobs  except
       by  authorization and as required by the options presented to the util-
       ity.
       When an option is specified with a mandatory or optional  op  component
       to  the  option-argument,  then op shall specify a relation between the
       value of a certain batch job attribute and the value component  of  the
       option-argument.  If an op is allowable on an option, then the descrip-
       tion of the option letter indicates  the  op  as  either  mandatory  or
       optional. Acceptable strings for the op component, and the relation the
       string indicates, are shown in the following list:
       .eq.   The value represented by the attribute of the batch job is equal
              to the value represented by the option-argument.
       .ge.   The  value  represented  by  the  attribute  of the batch job is
              greater than or equal to the value represented  by  the  option-
              argument.
       .gt.   The  value  represented  by  the  attribute  of the batch job is
              greater than the value represented by the option-argument.
       .lt.   The value represented by the attribute of the batch job is  less
              than the value represented by the option-argument.
       .le.   The  value represented by the attribute of the batch job is less
              than or equal to the value represented by the option-argument.
       .ne.   The value represented by the attribute of the batch job  is  not
              equal to the value represented by the option-argument.

OPTIONS
       The  qselect  utility  shall  conform to the Base Definitions volume of
       IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, Section 12.2, Utility Syntax Guidelines.
       The following options shall be supported by the implementation:
       -a [op]date_time
              Restrict selection to a specific time, or a range of times.
       The qselect utility shall select only batch jobs for which the value of
       the  Execution_Time attribute is related to the Epoch equivalent of the
       local time expressed by the value of the  date_time  component  of  the
       option-argument  in  the manner indicated by the value of the op compo-
       nent of the option-argument.
       The qselect utility shall accept a date_time component of  the  option-
       argument  that  conforms to the syntax of the time operand of the touch
       utility.
       If the op component of the option-argument is not presented to the qse-
       lect  utility, the utility shall select batch jobs for which the Execu-
       tion_Time attribute is equal to the date_time component of the  option-
       argument.
       When comparing times, the qselect utility shall use the following defi-
       nitions for the op component of the option-argument:
       .eq.
              The time represented by value of the Execution_Time attribute of
              the  batch job is equal to the time represented by the date_time
              component of the option-argument.
       .ge.
              The time represented by value of the Execution_Time attribute of
              the  batch  job is after or equal to the time represented by the
              date_time component of the option-argument.
       .gt.
              The time represented by value of the Execution_Time attribute of
              the  batch  job  is  after the time represented by the date_time
              component of the option-argument.
       .lt.
              The time represented by value of the Execution_Time attribute of
              the  batch  job  is before the time represented by the date_time
              component of the option-argument.
       .le.
              The time represented by value of the Execution_Time attribute of
              the  batch job is before or equal to the time represented by the
              date_time component of the option-argument.
       .ne.
              The time represented by value of the Execution_Time attribute of
              the  batch  job  is  not  equal  to  the time represented by the
              date_time component of the option-argument.

       The qselect utility shall accept the defined character strings for  the
       op component of the option-argument.
       -A  account_string
              Restrict  selection  to  the  batch  jobs  charging  a specified
              account.
       The qselect utility shall select only batch jobs for which the value of
       the  Account_Name  attribute  of  the batch job matchs the value of the
       account_string option-argument.
       The syntax of the account_string option-argument is unspecified.
       -c [op]interval
              Restrict selection to batch jobs within a  range  of  checkpoint
              intervals.
       The qselect utility shall select only batch jobs for which the value of
       the Checkpoint attribute relates to the value of the interval component
       of  the  option-argument in the manner indicated by the value of the op
       component of the option-argument.
       If the op component of the  option-argument  is  omitted,  the  qselect
       utility  shall  select batch jobs for which the value of the Checkpoint
       attribute is equal to the  value  of  the  interval  component  of  the
       option-argument.
       When  comparing checkpoint intervals, the qselect utility shall use the
       following definitions for the op component of the option-argument:
       .eq.
              The value of the Checkpoint attribute of the  batch  job  equals
              the value of the interval component of the option-argument.
       .ge.
              The  value  of  the  Checkpoint  attribute  of  the batch job is
              greater than or equal to the value  of  the  interval  component
              option-argument.
       .gt.
              The  value  of  the  Checkpoint  attribute  of  the batch job is
              greater than the value of the  interval  component  option-argu-
              ment.
       .lt.
              The  value  of the Checkpoint attribute of the batch job is less
              than the value of the interval component option-argument.
       .le.
              The value of the Checkpoint attribute of the batch job  is  less
              than  or  equal  to  the value of the interval component option-
              argument.
       .ne.
              The value of the Checkpoint attribute of the batch job does  not
              equal the value of the interval component option-argument.

       The  qselect utility shall accept the defined character strings for the
       op component of the option-argument.
       The ordering relationship for the values of the  interval  option-argu-
       ment is defined to be:

              `n' .gt. `s' .gt. `c=minutes' .ge. `c'
       When  comparing Checkpoint attributes with an interval having the value
       of the single character 'u', only equality or inequality are valid com-
       parisons.
       -h  hold_list
              Restrict  selection  to  batch jobs that have a specific type of
              hold.
       The qselect utility shall select only batch jobs for which the value of
       the  Hold_Types  attribute  matches  the value of the hold_list option-
       argument.
       The qselect -h option shall accept a value for  the  hold_list  option-
       argument  that  is  a string of alphanumeric characters in the portable
       character set (see the Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001,
       Section 6.1, Portable Character Set).
       The qselect utility shall accept a value for the hold_list option-argu-
       ment that is a string of one or more of the  characters  'u',  's',  or
       'o', or the single character 'n' .
       Each  unique  character in the hold_list option-argument of the qselect
       utility is defined as follows, each representing a different hold type:
       u
              USER
       s
              SYSTEM
       o
              OPERATOR

       If any of these characters are duplicated in the hold_list option-argu-
       ment, the duplicates shall be ignored.
       The  qselect  utility shall consider it an error if any hold type other
       than 'n' is combined with hold type 'n' .
       Strictly conforming applications shall not repeat any of the characters
       'u', 's', 'o', or 'n' within the hold_list option-argument. The qselect
       utility shall permit the repetition of characters, but shall not assign
       additional meaning to the repeated characters.
       An implementation may define other hold types. The conformance document
       for an implementation shall describe any  additional  hold  types,  how
       they  are  specified,  their internal behavior, and how they affect the
       behavior of the utility.
       -l  resource_list
              Restrict selection to batch jobs with specified resource  limits
              and attributes.
       The  qselect  utility shall accept a resource_list option-argument with
       the following syntax:

              resource_name op value [,,resource_name op value,, ...]
       When comparing resource values, the qselect utility shall use the  fol-
       lowing definitions for the op component of the option-argument:
       .eq.
              The  value of the resource of the same name in the Resource_List
              attribute of the batch job equals the value of the value  compo-
              nent of the option-argument.
       .ge.
              The  value of the resource of the same name in the Resource_List
              attribute of the batch job is greater than or equal to the value
              of the value component of the option-argument.
       .gt.
              The  value of the resource of the same name in the Resource_List
              attribute of the batch job is greater  than  the  value  of  the
              value component of the option-argument.
       .lt.
              The  value of the resource of the same name in the Resource_List
              attribute of the batch job is less than the value of  the  value
              component of the option-argument.
       .ne.
              The  value of the resource of the same name in the Resource_List
              attribute of the batch job does not equal the value of the value
              component of the option-argument.
       .le.
              The  value of the resource of the same name in the Resource_List
              attribute of the batch job is less than or equal to the value of
              the value component of the option-argument.

       When  comparing  the  limit of a Resource_List attribute with the value
       component of the option-argument, if the limit, the value, or both  are
       non-numeric, only equality or inequality are valid comparisons.
       The  qselect  utility shall select only batch jobs for which the values
       of the resource_names listed in the resource_list option-argument match
       the  corresponding  limits  of the Resource_List attribute of the batch
       job.
       Limits of resource_names present in the Resource_List attribute of  the
       batch  job  that  have  no  corresponding  values  in the resource_list
       option-argument shall not be considered when selecting batch jobs.
       -N  name
              Restrict selection to batch jobs with a specified name.
       The qselect utility shall select only batch jobs for which the value of
       the  Job_Name  attribute matches the value of the name option-argument.
       The string specified in the name option-argument shall be passed, unin-
       terpreted, to the server. This allows an implementation to match "wild-
       card" patterns against batch job names.
       An implementation shall describe in the conformance document the format
       it supports for matching against the Job_Name attribute.
       -p [op]priority
              Restrict  selection  to  batch jobs of the specified priority or
              range of priorities.
       The qselect utility shall select only batch jobs for which the value of
       the  Priority  attribute  of  the batch job relates to the value of the
       priority component of the option-argument in the  manner  indicated  by
       the value of the op component of the option-argument.
       If  the  op  component  of  the option-argument is omitted, the qselect
       utility shall select batch jobs for which the  value  of  the  Priority
       attribute of the batch job is equal to the value of the priority compo-
       nent of the option-argument.
       When comparing priority values, the qselect utility shall use the  fol-
       lowing definitions for the op component of the option-argument:
       .eq.
              The  value of the Priority attribute of the batch job equals the
              value of the priority component of the option-argument.
       .ge.
              The value of the Priority attribute of the batch job is  greater
              than  or  equal  to  the value of the priority component option-
              argument.
       .gt.
              The value of the Priority attribute of the batch job is  greater
              than the value of the priority component option-argument.
       .lt.
              The  value  of  the  Priority attribute of the batch job is less
              than the value of the priority component option-argument.
       .lt.
              The value of the Priority attribute of the  batch  job  is  less
              than  or  equal  to  the value of the priority component option-
              argument.
       .ne.
              The value of the Priority attribute of the batch  job  does  not
              equal the value of the priority component option-argument.

       -q  destination
              Restrict  selection  to  the specified batch queue or server, or
              both.
       The qselect utility shall select only batch jobs that  are  located  at
       the  destination indicated by the value of the destination option-argu-
       ment.
       The destination defines a batch queue, a server, or a batch queue at  a
       server.
       The  qselect  utility shall accept an option-argument for the -q option
       that conforms to the syntax for a destination. If the -q option is  not
       presented  to  the qselect utility, the utility shall select batch jobs
       from all batch queues at the default batch server.
       If the option-argument describes only a batch queue, the qselect  util-
       ity  shall select only batch jobs from the batch queue of the specified
       name at the default batch server. The means by which qselect determines
       the default server is implementation-defined.
       If the option-argument describes only a batch server, the qselect util-
       ity shall select batch jobs from all the batch  queues  at  that  batch
       server.
       If the option-argument describes both a batch queue and a batch server,
       the qselect utility shall select only batch  jobs  from  the  specified
       batch queue at the specified server.
       -r  y|n
              Restrict selection to batch jobs with the specified rerunability
              status.
       The qselect utility shall select only batch jobs for which the value of
       the  Rerunable  attribute  of  the  batch  job matches the value of the
       option-argument.
       The qselect utility shall accept a value for the  option-argument  that
       consists of either the single character 'y' or the single character 'n'
       . The character 'y' represents the value TRUE, and  the  character  'n'
       represents the value FALSE.
       -s  states
              Restrict selection to batch jobs in the specified states.
       The  qselect  utility  shall accept an option-argument that consists of
       any combination of the characters 'e', 'q', 'r', 'w', 'h', and 't' .
       Conforming applications shall not repeat any character in  the  option-
       argument.   The  qselect utility shall permit the repetition of charac-
       ters in the option-argument, but shall not assign additional meaning to
       repeated characters.
       The  qselect  utility  shall  interpret  the  characters  in the states
       option-argument as follows:
       e
              Represents the EXITING state.
       q
              Represents the QUEUED state.
       r
              Represents the RUNNING state.
       t
              Represents the TRANSITING state.
       h
              Represents the HELD state.
       w
              Represents the WAITING state.

       For each character in the states option-argument, the  qselect  utility
       shall select batch jobs in the corresponding state.
       -u  user_list
              Restrict  selection  to  batch  jobs owned by the specified user
              names.
       The qselect utility shall select only the batch  jobs  of  those  users
       specified in the user_list option-argument.
       The  qselect utility shall accept a user_list option-argument that con-
       forms to the following syntax:

              username[@host][,,username[@host],, ...]
       The qselect utility shall accept only one user name that is  missing  a
       corresponding host name. The qselect utility shall accept only one user
       name per named host.

OPERANDS
       None.
STDIN
       Not used.
INPUT FILES
       None.
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
       The following environment variables shall affect the execution of  qse-
       lect:
       LANG   Provide  a  default value for the internationalization variables
              that are unset or null. (See  the  Base  Definitions  volume  of
              IEEE Std 1003.1-2001,  Section  8.2,  Internationalization Vari-
              ables for the precedence of internationalization variables  used
              to determine the values of locale categories.)
       LC_ALL If  set  to a non-empty string value, override the values of all
              the other internationalization variables.
       LC_CTYPE
              Determine the locale for  the  interpretation  of  sequences  of
              bytes  of  text  data as characters (for example, single-byte as
              opposed to multi-byte characters in arguments).
       LC_MESSAGES
              Determine the locale that should be used to  affect  the  format
              and contents of diagnostic messages written to standard error.
       LOGNAME
              Determine the login name of the user.
       TZ     Determine  the  timezone used to interpret the date-time option-
              argument.  If TZ is unset or null, an unspecified default  time-
              zone shall be used.

ASYNCHRONOUS EVENTS
       Default.
STDOUT
       The  qselect  utility shall write zero or more batch job_identifiers to
       standard output.
       The qselect utility shall separate the batch job_identifiers written to
       standard output by white space.
       The  qselect utility shall write batch job_identifiers in the following
       format:

              sequence_number.server_name@server
STDERR
       The standard error shall be used only for diagnostic messages.
OUTPUT FILES
       None.
EXTENDED DESCRIPTION
       None.
EXIT STATUS
       The following exit values shall be returned:
        0     Successful completion.
       >0     An error occurred.

CONSEQUENCES OF ERRORS
       Default.
       The following sections are informative.
APPLICATION USAGE
       None.
EXAMPLES
       The following example shows how a user might use the qselect utility in
       conjunction  with  the qdel utility to delete all of his or her jobs in
       the queued state without affecting any jobs that are already running:

              qdel $(qselect -s q)
       or:

              qselect -s q || xargs qdel
RATIONALE
       The qselect utility allows users to acquire a list of  job  identifiers
       that  match  user-specified selection criteria. The list of identifiers
       returned by the qselect utility conforms to the syntax of the batch job
       identifier  list  processed by a utility such as qmove, qdel, and qrls.
       The qselect utility is thus a powerful tool for causing  another  batch
       system utility to act upon a set of jobs that match a list of selection
       criteria.
       The options of the qselect utility let the user apply a number of  use-
       ful  filters  for  selecting  jobs.  Each  option further restricts the
       selection of jobs. Many of the selection options allow  the  specifica-
       tion of a relational operator. The FORTRAN-like syntax of the operator-
       that is, ".lt." - was chosen rather than the C-like  "<="  meta-charac-
       ters.
       The  -a option allows users to restrict the selected jobs to those that
       have been submitted (or altered) to wait until a particular  time.  The
       time  period  is  determined  by  the  argument  of  this option, which
       includes both a time and an operator-it is thus possible to select jobs
       waiting until a specific time, jobs waiting until after a certain time,
       or those waiting for a time before the specified time.
       The -A option allows users to restrict the selected jobs to those  that
       have been submitted (or altered) to charge a particular account.
       The -c option allows users to restrict the selected jobs to those whose
       checkpointing interval falls within the specified range.
       The -l option allows users to select those jobs whose  resource  limits
       fall  within  the range indicated by the value of the option. For exam-
       ple, a user could select those jobs for which the  CPU  time  limit  is
       greater than two hours.
       The  -N  option  allows users to select jobs by job name. For instance,
       all the parts of a task that have been divided in parallel  jobs  might
       be  given  the  same  name, and thus manipulated as a group by means of
       this option.
       The -q option allows users to select jobs in a specified queue.
       The -r option allows users to select only those jobs with  a  specified
       rerun  criteria. For instance, a user might select only those jobs that
       can be rerun for use with the qrerun utility.
       The -s option allows users to select only those jobs that are in a cer-
       tain state.
       The  -u  option allows users to select jobs that have been submitted to
       execute under a particular account.
       The selection criteria provided by the options of the  qselect  utility
       allow users to select jobs based on all the appropriate attributes that
       can be assigned to jobs by the qsub utility.
       Historically, the qselect utility has not been a part of existing prac-
       tice;  it  is an improvement that has been introduced in this volume of
       IEEE Std 1003.1-2001.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
       None.
SEE ALSO
       qdel, qrerun, qrls, qselect, qsub, touch, Batch Environment Services
COPYRIGHT
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       -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX),  The  Open  Group  Base
       Specifications  Issue  6,  Copyright  (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
       Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open  Group.  In  the
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