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SHOW QUEUE

Displays information about queues and the jobs that are currently in queues.

Requires read (R) access to the job.


Format

SHOW QUEUE [queue-name]


Parameter

queue-name

Specifies the name of the queue for which you want information displayed. The asterisk (*) and the percent sign (%) wildcard characters are allowed. The default value for the queue-name parameter is the asterisk (*) wildcard character. If no queue name is specified, information on all queues is displayed.

Description

The SHOW QUEUE command displays the name, type, status, and attributes of batch and output queues as well as information about jobs in the queues. When you enter the SHOW QUEUE command with no qualifiers, the OpenVMS system lists the names, types, and status of all the specified queues along with information about your jobs in those queues. The SHOW QUEUE command assumes the /BRIEF qualifier by default.

In an OpenVMS Cluster, the SHOW QUEUE command displays information on all the queues available for the cluster.

If you want information about queues or a complete list of the jobs in those queues, use the SHOW QUEUE command. For information about specific jobs, use the SHOW ENTRY command.


Qualifiers

/ALL_JOBS

Displays all the jobs in the specified queues. You must have read (R) access to the job to show information about any jobs.

/BATCH

Displays only batch queues and jobs in those queues.

/BRIEF (default)

Displays a one-line description of each queue and jobs that are in it. This information includes the name, type, and status of each queue. It also includes the entry number, the job name, the user name, and the status for each job shown. The /FULL and /FILES qualifiers override the /BRIEF qualifier.

/BY_JOB_STATUS=(keyword-list)

Displays queues that contain jobs that match the specified status. By default, jobs owned by the user are displayed. Specify the status with one or more of the following keywords:
EXECUTING Requests the display of jobs in any of the following states:
ABORTING
EXECUTING
PRINTING
PROCESSING
STALLED
STARTING
SUSPENDED
ABORTING means that the job is halting prior to normal completion and will not continue processing. A SUSPENDED state means that the job stopped during processing, but should continue when the cause of the SUSPENDED state is resolved. PROCESSING is the executing state for server queues. PRINTING is the executing state for printer and terminal queues. STARTING means the job is beginning to be processed or printed. A STALLED or SUSPENDED state means that the job stopped during processing, but should continue when the cause of the STALLED or SUSPENDED state is resolved.
HOLDING Requests the display of jobs on hold. Holding status indicates that the job is being held in the queue indefinitely.
PENDING Requests the display of jobs with pending status. Pending status indicates that the job is waiting its turn to execute.
RETAINED Requests the display of jobs retained in the queue after execution. Retained status indicates that the job has completed, but it remains in the queue.
TIMED_RELEASE Requests the display of jobs on hold until a specified time. Timed release status indicates that the job is being held in the queue for execution at a specified time.

Note that if you specify the qualifier without a keyword, the system will only display queues that actually contain jobs.

/DEVICE[=(keyword-list)]

Displays a particular type of queue and jobs in that queue.

Specify the type of device queue with one or more of the following keywords:

PRINTER Requests the display of print queues.
SERVER Requests the display of server queues.
TERMINAL Requests the display of terminal queues.

You can specify more than one keyword. If you do not specify a keyword with the /DEVICE qualifier, all printer, terminal, and server queues are displayed.

/EXACT

Use with the /PAGE=SAVE and /SEARCH qualifiers to specify a search string that must match the search string exactly and must be enclosed with quotation marks (" ").

If you specify the /EXACT qualifier without the /SEARCH qualifier, exact search mode is enabled when you set the search string with the Find (E1) key.

/FILES

Adds to the display the list of files associated with each job. The /FILES qualifier overrides the /BRIEF qualifier.

/FULL

Displays complete information about queues, jobs contained in queues, and the files associated with the jobs. The /FULL qualifier overrides the /BRIEF qualifier.

/GENERIC

Displays only generic queues and jobs in those queues. A generic queue is not an execution queue. Its function is to hold jobs of a particular type (line printer jobs, for example) and direct them to execution queues for processing.

/HIGHLIGHT[=keyword]

Use with the /PAGE=SAVE and /SEARCH qualifiers to specify the type of highlighting you want when a search string is found. When a string is found, the entire line is highlighted. You can use the following keywords: BOLD, BLINK, REVERSE, and UNDERLINE. BOLD is the default highlighting.

/OUTPUT[=filespec]

/NOOUTPUT

Controls where the output of the command is sent. By default, the output of the SHOW QUEUE command is sent to the current SYS$OUTPUT device (usually your terminal). To send the output to a file, use the /OUTPUT qualifier followed by a file specification.

The asterisk (*) and the percent sign (%) wildcard characters are not allowed in the file specification. If you enter a partial file specification (for example, specifying only a directory), SHOW is the default file name and .LIS is the default file type.

If you enter the /NOOUTPUT qualifier, output is suppressed.

/PAGE[=keyword]

/NOPAGE (default)

Controls the display of information on the screen.

You can use the following keywords with the /PAGE qualifier:

CLEAR_SCREEN Clears the screen before each page is displayed.
SCROLL Displays information one line at a time.
SAVE[= n] Enables screen navigation of information, where n is the number of pages to store.

The /PAGE=SAVE qualifier allows you to navigate through screens of information. The /PAGE=SAVE qualifier stores up to 5 screens of up to 255 columns of information. When you use the /PAGE=SAVE qualifier, you can use the following keys to navigate through the information:

Key Sequence Description
Up arrow key, Ctrl/B Scroll up one line.
Down arrow key Scroll down one line.
Left arrow key Scroll left one column.
Right arrow key Scroll right one column.
Find (E1) Specify a string to find when the information is displayed.
Insert Here (E2) Scroll right one half screen.
Remove (E3) Scroll left one half screen.
Select (E4) Toggle 80/132 column mode.
Prev Screen (E5) Get the previous page of information.
Next Screen (E6), Return, Enter, Space Get the next page of information.
F10, Ctrl/Z Exit. (Some utilities define these differently.)
Help (F15) Display utility help text.
Do (F16) Toggle the display to oldest/newest page.
Ctrl/W Refresh the display.

The /PAGE qualifier is not compatible with the /OUTPUT qualifier.

/SEARCH="string"

Use with the /PAGE=SAVE qualifier to specify a string that you want to find in the information being displayed. Quotation marks are required for the /SEARCH qualifier, if you include spaces in the text string.

You can also dynamically change the search string by pressing the Find key (E1) while the information is being displayed. Quotation marks are not required for a dynamic search.

/SUMMARY

Displays the total number of executing jobs, pending jobs, holding jobs, retained jobs, and timed release jobs for each queue. For output queues, the total block count for pending jobs is also shown.

/WRAP

/NOWRAP (default)

Use with the /PAGE=SAVE qualifier to limit the number of columns to the width of the screen and to wrap lines that extend beyond the width of the screen to the next line.

The /NOWRAP qualifier extends lines beyond the width of the screen and can be seen when you use the scrolling (left and right) features provided by the /PAGE=SAVE qualifier.


Examples

#1

$ SHOW QUEUE/ALL/BY_JOB_STATUS=pending
Printer queue KLEE$LCA0, stopped, mounted form DEFAULT
  /BASE_PRIORITY=4 /DEFAULT=(FEED,FORM=ELITE (stock=DEFAULT)) 
  /OWNER=[SYSTEM] /PROTECTION=(S:M,O:D,G:R,W:S)
 
  Entry     Jobname         Username        Blocks  Status
  -----     -------         --------        ------  ------
   2045     APPLICA         MARTIN             102  Pending
 
Batch queue SYS_TEX, available, on NODE22:: 
  /BASE_PRIORITY=3 /JOB_LIMIT=25 /OWNER=[SYSTEM] 
  /PROTECTION=(S:M,O:D,G:R,W:S)
 
  Entry     Jobname         Username                Status
  -----     -------         --------                ------
   1388     CHAPTER1.JOB    MARTIN                  Pending 
Generic batch queue CLUSTER_BATCH
  /GENERIC=(HMSCMS_BATCH,NODE22_BATCH) /OWNER=[SYSTEM] 
  /PROTECTION=(S:M,O:D,G:R,W:S)
  Entry     Jobname         Username                Status
  -----     -------         --------                ------
    936     no privilege                            Pending
   .
   .
   .
 
      

The SHOW QUEUE command in this example displays only the queues in which jobs are currently pending. The /ALL qualifier requests the display of all pending jobs. Notice that you cannot see job information for entry 936. You must have GROUP privilege to show all jobs in your group or OPER privilege to show all jobs in all groups.

#2

$ SHOW QUEUE/FULL ARMADA*
Batch queue ARMADA_BATCH, idle, on ARMADA::
  /AUTO_START_ON=(ARMADA::) /BASE_PRIORITY=3 /JOB_LIMIT=3 
  /OWNER=[SYSTEM] /PROTECTION=(S:M,O:D,G:R,W:S)
Printer queue ARMADA$PRINT, stopped, on ARMADA::LPA0,
 mounted form DEFAULT
  /BASE_PRIORITY=4 /DEFAULT=(FEED,FORM=ELITE (stock=DEFAULT)) 
  /OWNER=[SYSTEM] /PROTECTION=(S:E,O:D,G:R,W:W)
  Entry  Jobname         Username     Blocks  Status
  -----  -------         --------     ------  ------
    605  SET             DUDSON          140  Pending (queue stopped)
         Submitted 21-DEC-2001 16:14 /FORM=ELITE (stock=DEFAULT) 
         /PRIORITY=200
         File: _$5$DUA1:[DUDSON]SET.CLD;5
    606  CLOSE           DUDSON          140  Pending (queue stopped)
         Submitted 21-DEC-2001 16:16 /FORM=DEFAULT /PRIORITY=200
         File: _$5$DUA1:[DUDSON]CLOSE.TXT;2
Printer queue ARMADA$PRINTER_1, idle, on ARMADA::TTA3,
 mounted form DEFAULT
  <Printer queue on node ARMADA for a LN03R printer>
  /BASE_PRIORITY=4 /DEFAULT=(FEED,FORM=DEFAULT) /LIBRARY=SMU$DEVCTL 
  Lowercase /OWNER=[SYSTEM] /PROCESSOR=CPS$SMB 
  /PROTECTION=(S:M,O:D,G:R,W:S) /SEPARATE=(FLAG)
 
      

The SHOW QUEUE command in this example lists information on all of your current job entries. Complete information about the queues, the jobs contained in those queues, and the files associated with the jobs is displayed.

#3

$ SHOW QUEUE/SUMMARY
 
Batch queue HMSCMS_BATCH, available, on HMSCMS::
    Job summary:  1 executing,  5 holding
Server queue NM$QUE01, available, on NODE22::, mounted form DEFAULT
    Job summary:  2 executing
Generic server queue NM$QUEUE
    Job summary:  1 timed release
Batch queue PIZZA_BATCH, idle, on PIZZA::
    Job summary:  queue is empty
Batch queue NODE22_BATCH, available, on NODE22::
    Job summary:  1 executing,  1 timed release
Printer queue ARMADA$PRINT, stopped, on ARMADA::LPA0, mounted 
  form DEFAULT
    Job summary:  8 pending (565 blocks)
Terminal queue ALLBQ, stopped, on KATYA::TTA2, mounted form DEFAULT
    Job summary:  2 pending (445 blocks)
   .
   .
   .
 
      

The SHOW QUEUE command in this example lists all queues and displays the total number of jobs on the queues.

#4

$ SHOW QUEUE DOC$LN03
 
Server queue DOC$LN03, stopped, on NEWTON::, mounted form DEFAULT
 Entry  Jobname   Username  Blocks  Status
 -----  -------   --------  ------  ------
   436  DOCPLAN   HERSHEY        8  Retained until 11-JAN-2001 16:56
      %JBC-F-JOBABORT, job aborted during execution
        Completed  11-JAN-2001 15:56 on queue DOC$LN03
 
      

This SHOW QUEUE display includes the date and time at which a retained job completed and the queue on which it executed. You can specify the /RETAIN qualifier with the PRINT, SUBMIT, or SET ENTRY command to specify the circumstances under which you want your job to be retained in a queue. In this example, the user set job retention to be one hour after job completion. Depending on the queue's job retention policy, the job might be deleted from the queue at 16:56. (See the PRINT, SUBMIT, or SET ENTRY command descriptions for more information on the /RETAIN qualifier.)


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