A Summary of Scheduling Commands

The following table summarizes the batch processing scheduling commands and parameters that were covered in more detail in this chapter.

Command

Effect

Status

Displays the Schedule Status (default for all machines).

Options

[machine]: limits the display to specified machines (separate machine names with spaces).

[prefix]: limits the display to machines with specified prefix.

Showdef

Displays Default Schedules.

Setdef

Modifies Default Schedules.

Showper

Displays Periodic Schedule (for a single machine only).

Options

[machine]: specifies the machine for which you wish to display the Periodic Schedule.

Setper

Sets and/or clears Periodic Schedules.

Showsup

Displays Supervisory Schedule (for a single machine only).

Options

[machine]: specifies the machine for which you wish to display the Supervisory Schedule.

Setsup

Sets and/or clears Supervisory Schedules.

Sdenv

Shuts Down environments.

Suenv

Starts Up environments.

start_process_starter

Starts Process running on a machine (you must be logged into the machine, and should be SuperUser when running this command).

tail -options file

Displays last 10 lines of specified file (Linux).

Options

-n: specifies the number of line from the file to display

-f: Updates the display as the file changes (must use [Ctr]l + [C] or [Break] key to quit)

ps

Displays active processes of current user (Linux).

Options

-f: displays full listing

-u [username]: limits display to specified Linux user name