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Step 2: Write your scripts
ecf scripts are text files that correspond to the task in the suite definition. The script defines the main work that is to be carried out. The script includes child command s and special comments and manual sections that provides information for users.
The child command s are a restricted set of ecflow_client commands that communicate with the ecflow_server. They inform the server when the job has started, completed, aborted or set some event.
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Step 3: Start an ecflow server
After ecflow_server is started, the suite definition, can then be loaded into it.
- The user then initiates scheduling in the ecflow_server
- scheduling will check dependencies in the suite definition every minute. If these dependencies are free, the server will submit the task. This process is called job creation. The running process corresponding to the task is referred to as a job.
The running jobs will communicate back to the server using child command s. These cause:
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