zombie_fail

Output of --help=zombie_fail

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

zombie_fail
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Locates the task in the servers list of zombies, and sets to fail.
Next time a child command (init,event,meter,label,abort,complete) which matches zombie, communicates with the server, will be set to fail.
Depending on the job setup this may force a abort, the abort will also fail.
Hence job structure should use 'set -e' in the error trapping functions to prevent
infinite recursion.
The references to the zombie in the server is automatically deleted after 1 hour
  args = list of task paths, at least one expected

Usage:

    --zombie_fail=/path/to/task  /path/to/task2

The client considers, for both user and task 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.