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pvm_halt

Shuts down the entire PVM system.

C	int info = pvm_halt( void )
Fortran	call pvmfhalt( info )

Integer returns the error status.

The routine pvm_halt shuts down the entire PVM system including remote tasks, remote pvmds, the local tasks (including the calling task) and the local pvmd.

The task calling pvm_halt() must ignore or catch signal SIGTERM or it will be killed along with all the others.

The following error conditions can be returned

local pvmd is not responding.

pvm_delhosts(3PVM), pvm_kill(3PVM), pvm_exit(3PVM)