08-05-2010
How to remove a directory or file with special characters in Solaris
I finally figured out how to remove a file or directory with special characters in the name. It's kind of rudimentary so I thought I would share it with everyone:
find .inum [number] -exec rm -rf {} \;
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pvm_gettid
GETTID(3PVM) PVM Version 3.4 GETTID(3PVM)
NAME
pvm_gettid - Returns the tid of the process identified by a group name and instance number.
SYNOPSIS
C int tid = pvm_gettid( char *group, int inum )
Fortran call pvmfgettid( group, inum, tid )
PARAMETERS
group Character string that contains the name of an existing group.
inum Integer instance number of the process in the group.
tid Integer task identifier returned.
DESCRIPTION
The routine pvm_gettid returns the tid of the PVM process identified by the group name group and the instance number inum. If pvm_gettid
is successful, tid will be > 0. If some error occurs then tid will be < 0.
EXAMPLES
C:
tid = pvm_gettid("worker",0);
Fortran:
CALL PVMFGETTID('worker',5,TID)
ERRORS
These error conditions can be returned by pvm_gettid.
PvmSysErr
Can not contact the local pvmd; most likely it is not running.
PvmBadParam
Bad Parameter most likely a NULL character string.
PvmNoGroup
No group exists by that name.
PvmNoInst
No such instance in the group.
SEE ALSO
pvm_joingroup(3PVM), pvm_getinst(3PVM)
30 August, 1993 GETTID(3PVM)