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 PVM(1PVM)                                                         PVM(1PVM)
 PVM Version 3.4                                             PVM Version 3.4

                               30 August, 1993



 NAME
      pvm - PVM version 3 console

 SYNOPSIS
      pvm [ -options ] [ hostfile ]

 DESCRIPTION
      Pvm is a stand alone PVM task which allows the user to interactively
      query and modify the virtual machine.  The console can be started and
      stopped multiple times on any of the hosts in the virtual machine
      without affecting PVM or any applications that may be running.

      When started pvm determines if PVM is already running and if not
      automatically executes pvmd3 on this host, passing pvmd3 the command
      line options and host file.  Thus PVM need not be running to start the
      console.  Once started the console prints the prompt:
           pvm>

      The following console commands are available:
          add  hostname(s)    - Add hosts to virtual machine
          alias               - Define/list command aliases
          conf                - List virtual machine configuration
          delete  hostname(s) - Delete hosts from virtual machine
          echo                - Echo arguments
          export              - Add environment variables to spawn export list
          halt                - Stop pvmds
          help [command]      - Print helpful information about a command
          id                  - Print console task id
          jobs                - List running jobs
          kill  task-tid      - Terminate tasks
          mstat host-tid      - Show status of hosts
          ps -a               - List all PVM tasks
          pstat task-tid      - Show status of tasks
          quit                - Exit console
          reset               - Kill all tasks
          setenv              - Display/set environment variables
          sig  signum task    - Send signal to task
          spawn [opt] a.out   - Spawn task
               opts are: -(count)  number of tasks, default is 1
                   -(host)   spawn on host, default is any
                   -(ARCH)   spawn on hosts of ARCH
                   -?        enable debugging
                         ->        redirect task output to console
                         -> file   redirect task output to file
                         ->>file   redirect task output append to file
          trace               - Set/display trace event mask
          unexport - Remove environment variables from spawn export list
          unalias - Undefine command alias
          version - Show libpvm version



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 PVM(1PVM)                                                         PVM(1PVM)
 PVM Version 3.4                                             PVM Version 3.4

                               30 August, 1993



      pvm reads $HOME/.pvmrc before reading commands from the tty, so it can
      be used to customize the console environment, for example:
          alias ? help
          alias j jobs
          setenv PVM_EXPORT DISPLAY
          # print my id
          echo new pvm shell
          id

 EXAMPLES
           pvm
      Starts up pvmd3 on the local host or connects to running pvmd3.

           pvm  hostfile
      Starts up console and pvmd3, which inturn reads the host file and adds
      the listed computers to the virtual machine.


 SEE ALSO
      pvm_intro(1PVM), pvmd3(1PVM)
































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