NAME

       qdel - delete pbs batch job

SYNOPSIS

       qdel [-c] [-m message] [-p] [-W delay] job_identifier ...

DESCRIPTION

       The qdel command deletes jobs in the order in which their job identifiers are presented to
       the command.  A job is deleted by sending a Delete Job batch request to the  batch  server
       that  owns  the  job.   A  job that has been deleted is no longer subject to management by
       batch services.

       A batch job may be deleted by its owner, the batch operator, or the batch administrator.

       A batch job being deleted by a server will be sent a SIGTERM signal following by a SIGKILL
       signal.   The  time  delay  between the two signals is an attribute of the execution queue
       from which the job was run (settable by the administrator).  This delay may be  overridden
       by the -W option.

       See the PBS ERS section 3.1.3.3, "Delete Job Request", for more information.

OPTIONS

       -W delay       Specify  the  delay between the sending of the SIGTERM and SIGKILL signals.
                      The argument delay specifies a unsigned integer number of seconds.

       -c             Clean up unreported jobs from the server.  This should only be used if  the
                      scheduler  is  unable  to  purge  unreported  jobs.   This  option  is only
                      available to a batch operator or the batch administrator.

       -p             Forcibly purge the job from the server.  This should  only  be  used  if  a
                      running job will not exit because its allocated nodes are unreachable.  The
                      admin should make every attempt at resolving the problem on the nodes.   If
                      a  job's  mother  superior  recovers  after  purging  the job, any epilogue
                      scripts may still run.  This option is only available to a  batch  operator
                      or the batch administrator.

       -m message     Specify  a  comment  to  be  included  in  the email.  The argument message
                      specifies the comment to send.  This option is only available  to  a  batch
                      operator or the batch administrator.

OPERANDS

       The qdel command accepts one or more job_identifier operands of the form:
           sequence_number[.server_name][@server]
             or
           'all'

STANDARD ERROR

       The  qdel  command  will  write  a  diagnostic  messages  to standard error for each error
       occurrence.

EXIT STATUS

       Upon successful processing of all the operands presented to the  qdel  command,  the  exit
       status will be a value of zero.

       If  the  qdel command fails to process any operand, the command exits with a value greater
       than zero.

SEE ALSO

       qsub(1B), qsig(1B), and pbs_deljob(3B)