To select a set of batch jobs is to return the batch
job_identifiers for each batch job that meets a list of selection
criteria. A set of batch jobs is selected by a request to a batch
server. The qselect utility is a user-accessible batch client
that requests the selection of batch jobs.
Upon successful completion, the qselect utility shall have
returned a list of zero or more batch job_identifiers that meet
the criteria specified by the options and option-arguments
presented to the utility.
The qselect utility shall select batch jobs by sending a Select
Jobs Request to a batch server. The qselect utility shall not
exit until the server replies to each request generated.
For each option presented to the qselect utility, the utility
shall restrict the set of selected batch jobs as described in the
OPTIONS section.
The qselect utility shall not restrict selection of batch jobs
except by authorization and as required by the options presented
to the utility.
When an option is specified with a mandatory or optional op
component to the option-argument, then op shall specify a
relation between the value of a certain batch job attribute and
the value component of the option-argument. If an op is allowable
on an option, then the description of the option letter indicates
the op as either mandatory or optional. Acceptable strings for
the op component, and the relation the string indicates, are
shown in the following list:
.eq. The value represented by the attribute of the batch job
is equal to the value represented by the option-argument.
.ge. The value represented by the attribute of the batch job
is greater than or equal to the value represented by the
option-argument.
.gt. The value represented by the attribute of the batch job
is greater than the value represented by the option-
argument.
.lt. The value represented by the attribute of the batch job
is less than the value represented by the option-
argument.
.le. The value represented by the attribute of the batch job
is less than or equal to the value represented by the
option-argument.
.ne. The value represented by the attribute of the batch job
is not equal to the value represented by the option-
argument.
