pbs_movejob(3B)

NAME
pbs_movejob - move a pbs batch job to a new destination

SYNOPSIS
#include <pbs_error.h>
#include <pbs_ifl.h>

int pbs_movejob(int connect, char *job_id, char *destination,
char *extend)

DESCRIPTION
Issue a batch request to move a job to a new destination. The job is removed from the present queue and instantiated in a new queue.

A Move Job batch request is generated and sent to the server over the connection specified by which is the return value of pbs_connect().

The parameter identifies which job is to be moved; it is specified in the form:

The parameter specifies the new destination for the job. It is specified as: If is a null pointer or a null string, the destination will be the default queue at the current server. If specifies a queue but not a server, the destination will be the named queue at the current server. If specifies a server but not a queue, the destination will be the default queue at the named server. If specifies both a queue and a server, the destination is that queue at that server.

A job in the Running , Transiting , or Exiting state cannot be moved.

The parameter, is reserved for implementation defined extensions.

SEE ALSO
qmove(1B), qsub(1B), and pbs_connect(3B)

DIAGNOSTICS
When the batch request generated by pbs_movejob() function has been completed successfully by a batch server, the routine will return 0 (zero). Otherwise, a non zero error is returned. The error number is also set in pbs_errno.