schedule

Syntax

schedule --help
schedule [options] schedule

Synopsis

Schedules the running of control programs.

Options

`--help`	print the help message and exit.
`--version`	print the RST version number and exit.
`-d`	reload the schedule once a day (default).
`-h`	reload the schedule once an hour.
`-t`	reload the schedule once every 10 minutes.
`-m`	reload the schedule once a minute.
`-name stid`	add the three-letter station ID code stid to the scdlog filename.
`schedule`	read the schedule from the file schedule.

Description

The scheduler uses a script called a schedule file that specifies what time and date a program is due to start and what command line to use to execute the program. Periodically the scheduler reloads and re-processes the schedule file. This allows any alterations or additions to the schedule to be correctly identified and acted upon.

The scheduler will record all of its actions in a special log file stored in the directory defined by the SD_SCDLOG_PATH environment variable. Each day a new log file is created with the filename yyyymmdd.scdlog where yyyymmdd is the date.

If the "-name" option is specified, the log file is created with the filename yyyymmdd.rad.scdlog, where rad is the three-letter station ID code provided by the user (or any other string).

Examples

schedule -name cve /data/ros/scd/cve.scd &

Load the schedule file located at /data/ros/scd/cve.scd and add the string "cve" to the filename of the daily log files.