ECF_MICRO

The variable ECF_MICRO can be set to change the ecFlow micro-character. This affects both the commands and the interpretation of the ecFlow files. The default value is “%”.

An example showing changing the micro-character follows:

Listing 75 Define ECF_MICRO in definition file

suite x
    edit ECF_MICRO "&"
    family f
        task t

Listing 76 t.ecf

&include <head.h>
echo job here
&include <end.h>

Another way of changing the micro-character is to set it up in the ecFlow script. It only affects the script interpretation, not the commands ECF_JOB_CMD or ECF_KILL_CMD.

Listing 77 Define ecfmicro directly in the script

#!/bin/bash
%ecfmicro ^
^include <script.pl>
echo "^VAR:default^"
^ecfmicro %
echo "reverted %VAR:default%"