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NAME

6       pvm - PVM version 3 console
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SYNOPSIS

9       pvm [ -options ] [ hostfile ]
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DESCRIPTION

12       Pvm  is  a  stand alone PVM task which allows the user to interactively
13       query and modify the virtual machine.  The console can be  started  and
14       stopped multiple times on any of the hosts in the virtual machine with‐
15       out affecting PVM or any applications that may be running.
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17       When started pvm determines if PVM is already running and if not  auto‐
18       matically  executes  pvmd3 on this host, passing pvmd3 the command line
19       options and host file.  Thus PVM need not be running to start the  con‐
20       sole.  Once started the console prints the prompt:
21            pvm>
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23       The following console commands are available:
24           add  hostname(s)    - Add hosts to virtual machine
25           alias               - Define/list command aliases
26           conf                - List virtual machine configuration
27           delete  hostname(s) - Delete hosts from virtual machine
28           echo                - Echo arguments
29           export              - Add environment variables to spawn export list
30           halt                - Stop pvmds
31           help [command]      - Print helpful information about a command
32           id                  - Print console task id
33           jobs                - List running jobs
34           kill  task-tid      - Terminate tasks
35           mstat host-tid      - Show status of hosts
36           ps -a               - List all PVM tasks
37           pstat task-tid      - Show status of tasks
38           quit                - Exit console
39           reset               - Kill all tasks
40           setenv              - Display/set environment variables
41           sig  signum task    - Send signal to task
42           spawn [opt] a.out   - Spawn task
43                opts are: -(count)  number of tasks, default is 1
44                    -(host)   spawn on host, default is any
45                    -(ARCH)   spawn on hosts of ARCH
46                    -?        enable debugging
47                          ->        redirect task output to console
48                          -> file   redirect task output to file
49                          ->>file   redirect task output append to file
50           trace               - Set/display trace event mask
51           unexport - Remove environment variables from spawn export list
52           unalias - Undefine command alias
53           version - Show libpvm version
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55       pvm  reads $HOME/.pvmrc before reading commands from the tty, so it can
56       be used to customize the console environment, for example:
57           alias ? help
58           alias j jobs
59           setenv PVM_EXPORT DISPLAY
60           # print my id
61           echo new pvm shell
62           id
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EXAMPLES

65            pvm
66       Starts up pvmd3 on the local host or connects to running pvmd3.
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68            pvm  hostfile
69       Starts up console and pvmd3, which inturn reads the host file and  adds
70       the listed computers to the virtual machine.
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SEE ALSO

74       pvm_intro(1PVM), pvmd3(1PVM)
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