gbatch_jobop(3)

NAME
gbatch_jobop - perform an operation on a job

SYNOPSIS
#include <gbatch.h>

int gbatch_jobop(const int fd, const unsigned flags, const slotno_t slot, const unsigned op, const unsigned param)

DESCRIPTION
The function gbatch_jobop() is used to perform an operation on a job.

fd is a file descriptor which was previously returned by a successful call to gbatch_open(3).

flags is zero or "GBATCH_FLAG_IGNORESEQ" to ignore recent changes to the job list.

slot is the slot number corresponding to the job as returned by gbatch_joblist(3) or xb_jobfindslot(3).

op is one of the following:

XBAPI_JOP_SETRUN
    Set job running

XBAPI_JOP_SETCANC
    Cancel a job

XBAPI_JOP_FORCE
    Force a job to start

XBAPI_JOP_FORCEADV
    Force to start and advance time

XBAPI_JOP_ADVTIME
    Advance to next repeat

XBAPI_JOP_KILL
    Kill job

param is only relevant to "XBAPI_JOP_KILL", in which case it gives the signal number to kill the job.

RETURN VALUES
The function returns 0 if successful, otherwise an error code as defined in the include file \fBgbatch.h\fR.

SEE ALSO
gbatch_jobadd(3), gbatch_jobdata(3), gbatch_jobdel(3), gbatch_jobfind(3), gbatch_joblist(3), gbatch_jobmon(3), gbatch_jobread(3), gbatch_jobupd(3).

COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of the GNU General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

AUTHOR
John M Collins, Xi Software Ltd.