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.TH QMOVE "1P" 2017 "IEEE/The Open Group" "POSIX Programmer's Manual"
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.SH PROLOG
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The Linux implementation of this interface may differ (consult
the corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior),
or the interface may not be implemented on Linux.
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.SH NAME
qmove
\(em move batch jobs
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
qmove \fIdestination job_identifier\fP...
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
To move a batch job is to remove the batch job from the batch queue in
which it resides and instantiate the batch job in another batch queue.
A batch job is moved by a request to the batch server that manages the
batch job. The
.IR qmove
utility is a user-accessible batch client that requests the movement of
one or more batch jobs.
.P
The
.IR qmove
utility shall move those batch jobs, and only those batch jobs, for
which a batch
.IR job_identifier
is presented to the utility.
.P
The
.IR qmove
utility shall move batch jobs in the order in which the corresponding
batch
.IR job_identifier s
are presented to the utility.
.P
If the
.IR qmove
utility fails to process a batch
.IR job_identifier
successfully, the utility shall proceed to process the remaining batch
.IR job_identifier s,
if any.
.P
The
.IR qmove
utility shall move batch jobs by sending a
.IR "Move Job Request"
to the batch server that manages each batch job. The
.IR qmove
utility shall not exit before the batch jobs corresponding to all
successfully processed batch
.IR job_identifier s
have been moved.
.SH OPTIONS
None.
.SH OPERANDS
The
.IR qmove
utility shall accept one operand that conforms to the syntax for a
destination (see
.IR "Section 3.3.2" ", " "Destination").
.P
The
.IR qmove
utility shall accept one or more operands that conform to the syntax
for a batch
.IR job_identifier
(see
.IR "Section 3.3.1" ", " "Batch Job Identifier").
.SH STDIN
Not used.
.SH "INPUT FILES"
None.
.SH "ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES"
The following environment variables shall affect the execution of
.IR qmove :
.IP "\fILANG\fP" 10
Provide a default value for the internationalization variables that are
unset or null. (See the Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1\(hy2017,
.IR "Section 8.2" ", " "Internationalization Variables"
the precedence of internationalization variables used to determine the
values of locale categories.)
.IP "\fILC_ALL\fP" 10
If set to a non-empty string value, override the values of all the
other internationalization variables.
.IP "\fILC_CTYPE\fP" 10
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).
.IP "\fILC_MESSAGES\fP" 10
.br
Determine the locale that should be used to affect the format and
contents of diagnostic messages written to standard error.
.IP "\fILOGNAME\fP" 10
Determine the login name of the user.
.SH "ASYNCHRONOUS EVENTS"
Default.
.SH STDOUT
None.
.SH STDERR
The standard error shall be used only for diagnostic messages.
.SH "OUTPUT FILES"
None.
.SH "EXTENDED DESCRIPTION"
None.
.SH "EXIT STATUS"
The following exit values shall be returned:
.IP "\00" 6
Successful completion.
.IP >0 6
An error occurred.
.SH "CONSEQUENCES OF ERRORS"
In addition to the default behavior, the
.IR qmove
utility shall not be required to write a diagnostic message to standard
error when the error reply received from a batch server indicates that
the batch
.IR job_identifier
does not exist on the server. Whether or not the
.IR qmove
utility waits to output the diagnostic message while attempting to
locate the job on other servers is implementation-defined.
.LP
.IR "The following sections are informative."
.SH "APPLICATION USAGE"
None.
.SH EXAMPLES
None.
.SH RATIONALE
The
.IR qmove
utility allows users to move jobs between queues.
.P
The alternative to using the
.IR qmove
utility\(emdeleting the batch job and requeuing it\(ementails
considerably more typing.
.P
Since the means of selecting jobs based on attributes has been
encapsulated in the
.IR qselect
utility, the only option of the
.IR qmove
utility concerns authorization. The
.BR \-u
option provides the user with the convenience of changing the user
identifier under which the batch job will execute. Minimalism and
consistency have taken precedence over convenience; the
.BR \-u
option has been deleted because the equivalent capability exists with
the
.BR \-u
option of the
.IR qalter
utility.
.SH "FUTURE DIRECTIONS"
The
.IR qmove
utility may be removed in a future version.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.IR "Chapter 3" ", " "Batch Environment Services",
.IR "\fIqalter\fR\^",
.IR "\fIqselect\fR\^"
.P
The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1\(hy2017,
.IR "Chapter 8" ", " "Environment Variables"
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.SH COPYRIGHT
Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
from IEEE Std 1003.1-2017, Standard for Information Technology
-- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
Specifications Issue 7, 2018 Edition,
Copyright (C) 2018 by the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group.
In the event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard
is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online at
http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .
.PP
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