PBS commands

The most relevant native PBS commands (and related options) are:

• qsub - submit the job
• qmove - move the job to another queue
• qdel - delete a waiting or running job
• qstat - view current state of jobs
• pbsnodes - get info about current node(s) state and their properties

qsub

Basic command to submit a job.

qdel

The qdel command deletes a queing or running job.

Examples:

qdel job_ID # basic usage
qdel -W force job_ID # use if normal qdel does not work ("stuck" jobs)

qmove

The qmove command moves a job to another queue.

Jobs can only be moved from one server to another if they are in the Q (queued), H (held), or W (waiting) states, and only if there are no running subjobs. A job in the Running (R), Transiting (T), or Exiting (E) state cannot be moved.

Example:

qmove uv@pbs-m1.metacentrum.cz 475337.pbs-m1.metacentrum.cz # move job 475337.pbs-m1.metacentrum.cz to a queue uv@pbs-m1.metacentrum.cz

qstat

qstat command probes the state of jobs and queues mainly. See sections Queues in Meta

For detailed options list, see man qstat.