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Example of Shake Command XML
The code below is an example of XML code for submitting a Shake command. Notice
that because it needs to be entered as one command line, every character after
-options that isn’t alphanumeric must be preceded with a backslash (\).
/Applications/Apple\ Qmaster.app/Contents/MacOS/Apple\ Qmaster -clustername
elvis -command "Shake" -options \<command\ executable\=\"\/Applications\/
Shake\/shake.app\/Contents\/MacOS\/shake\"\ script\=\"\/Volumes\/Jaguar\/
scripts\/applestyle.shk\"\ start\=\"1\"\ end\=\"1000\"\ stepsOf\=\"1\"\
minCount\=\"10\"\ otherOptions\=\"\"\ previewNode\=\"\"\ previewWidth\=\"0\"\
shutterOn\=\"yes\"\ motion\=\"yes\"\ proxyFlags\=\"0\"\
proxyScale\=\"1.000000\"\ proxyRatio\=\"1000.000000\"\
shutter\=\"1.000000\"\>\<\/command\>
Note: Apple Qmaster stores the XML code for the last command you entered in
~Library/Preferences/com.apple.AppleQmaster.plist. You can copy the command in
XML form there, and customize it to use for a new job submission.
Shell Commands for Monitoring Batches
You can use the Batch Monitor command, Batch Monitor, with a number of
command-line options for monitoring jobs.
In the command-line descriptions below, angle brackets < > indicate a mandatory
argument in a command and brackets [ ] indicate an optional argument.
Synopsis
Below is a synopsis of the command for monitoring batches. The Batch Monitor
command is located in /Applications/Utilities/Batch Monitor.app/Contents/MacOS.
Batch Monitor [-clustername <name>] [-clusterid <user name:password@IP
address:port number>] [-jobid <identifier> -batchid <identifier>]
[-timeout <seconds>] [-query <seconds>] [-help]
To cancel a job or batch:
Batch Monitor [-clustername <name>] [-clusterid <IP address> <port number>
<user name> <password>] -kill -jobid <identifier> -batchid <identifier>