1condor_convert_history(1)   General Commands Manual  condor_convert_history(1)
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Name

6       condor_convert_historyConvert the history file to the new format
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Synopsis

9       condor_convert_history[-help]
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11       condor_convert_historyhistory-file1[history-file2...]
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Description

14       As  of  Condor version 6.7.19, the Condor history file has a new format
15       to allow fast searches backwards through the file. Not all queries  can
16       take advantage of the speed increase, but the ones that can are signif‐
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19       Entries placed in the history file after upgrade to Condor 6.7.19  will
20       automatically  be saved in the new format. The new format adds informa‐
21       tion to the string which distinguishes and separates  job  entries.  In
22       order  to search within this new format, no changes are necessary. How‐
23       ever, to be able to search the entire history, the history file must be
24       converted to the updated format. condor_convert_historydoes this.
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26       The  condor_convert_historycommand  can also be used to reconstruct the
27       new format in a history file that has been corrupted  or  concantenated
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30       Turn  the  condor_schedddaemon off while converting history files. Turn
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33       Arguments to condor_convert_historyare the history  files  to  convert.
34       The history file is normally in the Condor spool directory; it is named
35       history. Since the history file is rotated, there may be multiple  his‐
36       tory files, and all of them should be converted. On Unix platform vari‐
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39       cd `condor_config_val SPOOL`
40       condor_convert_history history*
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42       condor_convert_historymakes a back up of each original history files in
43       case  of  a problem. The names of these back up files are listed; names
44       are formed by appending the suffix  .oldver to the original file  name.
45       Move these back up files to a directory other than the spool directory.
46       If kept in the spool directory, condor_historywill find the  back  ups,
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Exit Status

50       condor_convert_historywill  exit  with  a status value of 0 (zero) upon
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Author

54       Center for High Throughput Computing, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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57       Copyright (C) 1990-2019 Center for High Throughput Computing,  Computer
58       Sciences  Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI. All
59       Rights Reserved. Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
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