From c7c0ad193cb1fb9f326575553fb0f46f2dd1eef6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ole Tange Date: Sun, 27 May 2012 18:14:25 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] parallel.pod: Thanks to A. Costa for spotting speling erors. --- src/parallel.pod | 16 ++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/parallel.pod b/src/parallel.pod index e952680c..80476675 100644 --- a/src/parallel.pod +++ b/src/parallel.pod @@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ use B<-I> instead. Logfile for executed jobs. Save a list of the executed jobs to I in the following TAB separated format: sequence number, sshlogin, start time as seconds since epoch, run time in seconds, -bytes in files transfered, bytes in files returned, exit status, +bytes in files transferred, bytes in files returned, exit status, and command run. To convert the times into ISO-8601 strict do: @@ -1555,7 +1555,7 @@ solution is to quote the whole command: B>B<{.}" ::: *.gz> -Other special shell charaters (such as * ; $ > < | >> <<) also need +Other special shell characters (such as * ; $ > < | >> <<) also need to be put in quotes, as they may otherwise be interpreted by the shell and not given to GNU B. @@ -1587,7 +1587,7 @@ symlinks are empty files. B -Find the files in a list that do no exist. +Find the files in a list that do not exist B @@ -2442,7 +2442,7 @@ GNU B will then print the currently running jobs on stderr =head1 COMPLETE RUNNING JOBS BUT DO NOT START NEW JOBS If you regret starting a lot of jobs you can simply break GNU B, -but if you want to make sure you do not have halfcompleted jobs you +but if you want to make sure you do not have half-completed jobs you should send the signal B to GNU B: B @@ -2584,7 +2584,7 @@ If B<--halt-on-error> 1 or 2: Exit status of the failing job. There are a lot programs with some of the functionality of GNU B. GNU B strives to include the best of the -functionality without sacrifying ease of use. +functionality without sacrificing ease of use. =head2 SUMMARY TABLE @@ -2632,7 +2632,7 @@ Remote execution R6. No config files needed R7. Do not run more than SSHD's MaxStartup can handle R8. Configurable SSH command - R9. Retry if connection breaks occationally + R9. Retry if connection breaks occasionally Semaphore S1. Possibility to work as a mutex @@ -2719,7 +2719,7 @@ supports (See REPORTING BUGS). =head2 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN xargs AND GNU Parallel -B offer some of the same possibilites as GNU B. +B offer some of the same possibilities as GNU B. B deals badly with special characters (such as space, ' and "). To see the problem try this: @@ -2791,7 +2791,7 @@ B =head2 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN find -exec AND GNU Parallel -B offer some of the same possibilites as GNU B. +B offer some of the same possibilities as GNU B. B only works on files. So processing other input (such as hosts or URLs) will require creating these inputs as files. B