LSB_BJOBS_CONSISTENT_EXIT_CODE

Syntax

LSB_BJOBS_CONSISTENT_EXIT_CODE=Y | N

Description

When LSB_BJOBS_CONSISTENT_EXIT_CODE=Y, the bjobs command exits with 0 only when unfinished jobs are found, and 255 when no jobs are found, or a non-existent job ID is entered.

No jobs are running:

bjobs

No unfinished job found

echo $?

Job 123 does not exist:

bjobs 123

Job <123> is not found

echo $?

Job 111 is running:

bjobs 111

JOBID   USER    STAT  QUEUE      FROM_HOST   EXEC_HOST   JOB_NAME   SUBMIT_TIME

111     user1   RUN   normal     hostA       hostB       myjob      Oct 22 09:22

echo $?

Job 111 is running, and job 123 does not exist:

bjobs 111 123

JOBID   USER    STAT  QUEUE      FROM_HOST   EXEC_HOST   JOB_NAME   SUBMIT_TIME

111     user1 RUN   normal     hostA hostB myjob Oct 22 09:22

Job <123> is not found

echo $?

Job 111 is finished:

bjobs 111

No unfinished job found

echo $?

When LSB_BJOBS_CONSISTENT_EXIT_CODE=N, the bjobs command exits with 255 only when a non-existent job ID is entered. bjobs returns 0 when no jobs are found, all jobs are finished, or if at least one job ID is valid.