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.\" Copyright (c) 2001-2003 The Open Group, All Rights Reserved
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.TH "BATCH" 1P 2003 "IEEE/The Open Group" "POSIX Programmer's Manual"
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.SH PROLOG
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This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.
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The Linux implementation of this interface may differ (consult
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the corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior),
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or the interface may not be implemented on Linux.
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.SH NAME
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batch \- schedule commands to be executed in a batch queue
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.LP
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\fB\fP \fIbatch\fP\fB\fP
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.LP
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The \fIbatch\fP utility shall read commands from standard input and
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schedule them for execution in a batch queue. It shall be
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the equivalent of the command:
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.sp
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.RS
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.nf
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\fBat -q b -m now
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\fP
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.fi
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.RE
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.LP
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where queue \fIb\fP is a special \fIat\fP queue, specifically for
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batch jobs. Batch jobs
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shall be submitted to the batch queue with no time constraints and
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shall be run by the system using algorithms, based on
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unspecified factors, that may vary with each invocation of \fIbatch\fP.
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.LP
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Users shall be permitted to use \fIbatch\fP if their name appears
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in the file \fB/usr/lib/cron/at.allow\fP. If that file does not
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exist, the file \fB/usr/lib/cron/at.deny\fP shall be checked to determine
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whether the user shall be denied access to \fIbatch\fP.
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If neither file exists, only a process with the appropriate privileges
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shall be allowed to submit a job. If only \fBat.deny\fP
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exists and is empty, global usage shall be permitted. The \fBat.allow\fP
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and \fBat.deny\fP files shall consist of one user name
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per line.
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.SH OPTIONS
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.LP
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None.
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.SH OPERANDS
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.LP
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None.
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.SH STDIN
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.LP
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The standard input shall be a text file consisting of commands acceptable
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to the shell command language described in \fIShell Command Language\fP
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\&.
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.SH INPUT FILES
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.LP
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The text files \fB/usr/lib/cron/at.allow\fP and \fB/usr/lib/cron/at.deny\fP
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shall contain zero or more user names, one per line,
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of users who are, respectively, authorized or denied access to the
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\fIat\fP and \fIbatch\fP
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utilities.
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.SH ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
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.LP
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The following environment variables shall affect the execution of
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\fIbatch\fP:
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.TP 7
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\fILANG\fP
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Provide a default value for the internationalization variables that
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are unset or null. (See the Base Definitions volume of
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IEEE\ Std\ 1003.1-2001, Section 8.2, Internationalization Variables
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for
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the precedence of internationalization variables used to determine
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the values of locale categories.)
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.TP 7
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\fILC_ALL\fP
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If set to a non-empty string value, override the values of all the
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other internationalization variables.
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.TP 7
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\fILC_CTYPE\fP
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Determine the locale for the interpretation of sequences of bytes
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of text data as characters (for example, single-byte as
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opposed to multi-byte characters in arguments and input files).
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.TP 7
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\fILC_MESSAGES\fP
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Determine the locale that should be used to affect the format and
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contents of diagnostic messages written to standard error and
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informative messages written to standard output.
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.TP 7
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\fILC_TIME\fP
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Determine the format and contents for date and time strings written
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by \fIbatch\fP.
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.TP 7
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\fINLSPATH\fP
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Determine the location of message catalogs for the processing of \fILC_MESSAGES
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\&.\fP
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.TP 7
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\fISHELL\fP
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Determine the name of a command interpreter to be used to invoke the
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at-job. If the variable is unset or null, \fIsh\fP shall be used.
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If it is set to a value other than a name for \fIsh\fP, the implementation
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shall do one of the following: use that shell; use \fIsh\fP; use the
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login shell from the user database; any of the preceding accompanied
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by a warning
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diagnostic about which was chosen.
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.TP 7
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\fITZ\fP
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Determine the timezone. The job shall be submitted for execution at
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the time specified by \fItimespec\fP or \fB-t\fP
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\fItime\fP relative to the timezone specified by the \fITZ\fP variable.
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If \fItimespec\fP specifies a timezone, it overrides
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\fITZ\fP. If \fItimespec\fP does not specify a timezone and \fITZ\fP
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is unset or null, an unspecified default timezone shall be
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used.
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.SH ASYNCHRONOUS EVENTS
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.LP
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Default.
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.SH STDOUT
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.LP
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When standard input is a terminal, prompts of unspecified format for
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each line of the user input described in the STDIN section
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may be written to standard output.
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.SH STDERR
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.LP
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The following shall be written to standard error when a job has been
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successfully submitted:
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.sp
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.RS
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.nf
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\fB"job %s at %s\\n",\fP \fIat_job_id\fP\fB, <\fP\fIdate\fP\fB>
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\fP
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.fi
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.RE
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.LP
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where \fIdate\fP shall be equivalent in format to the output of:
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.sp
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.RS
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.nf
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\fBdate +"%a %b %e %T %Y"
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\fP
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.fi
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.RE
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.LP
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The date and time written shall be adjusted so that they appear in
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the timezone of the user (as determined by the \fITZ\fP
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variable).
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.LP
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Neither this, nor warning messages concerning the selection of the
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command interpreter, are considered a diagnostic that changes
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the exit status.
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.LP
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Diagnostic messages, if any, shall be written to standard error.
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.SH OUTPUT FILES
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.LP
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None.
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.SH EXTENDED DESCRIPTION
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.LP
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None.
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.SH EXIT STATUS
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.LP
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The following exit values shall be returned:
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.TP 7
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\ 0
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Successful completion.
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.TP 7
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>0
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An error occurred.
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.SH CONSEQUENCES OF ERRORS
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.LP
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The job shall not be scheduled.
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.LP
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\fIThe following sections are informative.\fP
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.SH APPLICATION USAGE
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.LP
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It may be useful to redirect standard output within the specified
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commands.
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.SH EXAMPLES
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.IP " 1." 4
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This sequence can be used at a terminal:
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.sp
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.RS
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.nf
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\fBbatch
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sort < file >outfile
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EOT
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\fP
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.fi
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.RE
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.LP
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.IP " 2." 4
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This sequence, which demonstrates redirecting standard error to a
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pipe, is useful in a command procedure (the sequence of output
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redirection specifications is significant):
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.sp
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.RS
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.nf
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\fBbatch <<
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! diff file1 file2 2>&1 >outfile | mailx mygroup
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!
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\fP
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.fi
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.RE
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.LP
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.SH RATIONALE
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.LP
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Early proposals described \fIbatch\fP in a manner totally separated
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from \fIat\fP, even
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though the historical model treated it almost as a synonym for \fIat\fP
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\fB-qb\fP. A number of
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features were added to list and control batch work separately from
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those in \fIat\fP. Upon
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further reflection, it was decided that the benefit of this did not
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merit the change to the historical interface.
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.LP
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The \fB-m\fP option was included on the equivalent \fIat\fP command
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because it is
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historical practice to mail results to the submitter, even if all
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job-produced output is redirected. As explained in the RATIONALE
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for \fIat\fP, the \fBnow\fP keyword submits the job for immediate
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execution (after scheduling
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delays), despite some historical systems where \fIat\fP \fBnow\fP
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would have been considered
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an error.
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.SH FUTURE DIRECTIONS
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.LP
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None.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.LP
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\fIat\fP
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.SH COPYRIGHT
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Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
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from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
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-- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
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Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
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Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the
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event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
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The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard
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is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online at
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http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .
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