qhold [-h hold_list] job_identifier...
The qhold utility shall place holds on those batch jobs for which a batch job_identifier is presented to the utility.
The qhold utility shall place holds on batch jobs in the order in which their batch job_identifiers are presented to the utility. If the qhold utility fails to process any batch job_identifier successfully, the utility shall proceed to process the remaining batch job_identifiers, if any.
The qhold utility shall place holds on each batch job by sending a Hold Job Request to the batch server that manages the batch job.
The qhold utility shall not exit until holds have been placed on the batch job corresponding to each successfully processed batch job_identifier.
The following option shall be supported by the implementation:
The qhold -h option shall accept a value for the hold_list option-argument that is a string of alphanumeric characters in the portable character set (see the Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1-2017, Section 6.1, Portable Character Set).
The qhold utility shall accept a value for the hold_list option-argument that is a string of one or more of the characters 'u', 's', or 'o', or the single character 'n'.
For each unique character in the hold_list option-argument, the qhold utility shall add a value to the Hold_Types attribute of the batch job as follows, each representing a different hold type:
If any of these characters are duplicated in the hold_list option-argument, the duplicates shall be ignored.
An existing Hold_Types attribute can be cleared by the following hold type:
The qhold utility shall consider it an error if any hold type other than 'n' is combined with hold type 'n'.
Strictly conforming applications shall not repeat any of the characters 'u', 's', 'o', or 'n' within the hold_list option-argument. The qhold utility shall permit the repetition of characters, but shall not assign additional meaning to the repeated characters.
An implementation may define other hold types. The conformance document for an implementation shall describe any additional hold types, how they are specified, their internal behavior, and how they affect the behavior of the utility.
If the -h option is not presented to the qhold utility, the implementation shall set the Hold_Types attribute to USER.
The following sections are informative.
The qhold utility has options that allow the user to specify the type of hold. Should the user wish to place a hold on a set of jobs that meet a selection criteria, such a list of jobs can be acquired using the qselect utility.
The -h option allows the user to specify the type of hold that is to be placed on the job. This option allows for USER, SYSTEM, OPERATOR, and implementation-defined hold types. The USER and OPERATOR holds are distinct. The batch server that manages the batch job will verify that the user is authorized to set the specified hold for the batch job.
Mail is not required on hold because the administrator has the tools and libraries to build this option if he or she wishes.
Historically, the qhold utility has been a part of some existing batch systems, although it has not traditionally been a part of the NQS.
The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1-2017, Section 6.1, Portable Character Set, Chapter 8, Environment Variables, Section 12.2, Utility Syntax Guidelines
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