job_gen

Output of --help=job_gen

The following help text is generated by ecflow_client --help=job_gen

job_gen
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Job submission for chosen Node *based* on dependencies.
The server traverses the node tree every 60 seconds, and if the dependencies are free
does job generation and submission. Sometimes the user may free time/date dependencies
to avoid waiting for the server poll, this commands allows early job generation
  arg = node path | arg = NULL
     If no node path specified generates for full definition.

The client considers, for both user and child commands, the following environment variables:

  ECF_HOST <string> [mandatory*]
    The main server hostname; default value is 'localhost'
  ECF_PORT <int> [mandatory*]
    The main server port; default value is '3141'
  ECF_SSL <any> [optional*]
    Enable secure communication between client and server.
  ECF_HOSTFILE <string> [optional]
    File that lists alternate hosts to try, if connection to main host fails
  ECF_HOSTFILE_POLICY <string> [optional]
    The policy ('task' or 'all') to define which commands consider using alternate hosts.

The options marked with (*) must be specified in order for the client to communicate
with the server, either by setting the environment variables or by specifying the
command line options.