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bug #35427: quoting of {2} broken for --onall.

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bug #35803: sentence structure / wrong spelling in manpage.
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src/parallel
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@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ if($::opt_nonall or $::opt_onall) {
join(" ",
((defined $::opt_u) ? "-u" : ""),
((defined $::opt_group) ? "-g" : ""),
((defined $::opt_colsep) ? "--colsep ".shell_quote($::opt_colsep) : ""),
((defined @::opt_v) ? "-vv" : ""),
((defined $::opt_D) ? "-D" : ""),
((defined $::opt_timeout) ? "--timeout ".$::opt_timeout : ""),

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src/parallel.pod
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@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ B<#!/usr/bin/parallel> --shebang [options] [I<command> [arguments]]
=head1 DESCRIPTION
GNU B<parallel> is a shell tool for executing jobs in parallel using
one or more computers. A job is can be a single command or a small
one or more computers. A job can be a single command or a small
script that has to be run for each of the lines in the input. The
typical input is a list of files, a list of hosts, a list of users, a
list of URLs, or a list of tables. A job can also be a command that
@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ use B<-I> instead.
=item B<--joblog> I<logfile>
Logfile for executed jobs. Saved a list of the executed jobs to
Logfile for executed jobs. Save a list of the executed jobs to
I<logfile> 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,
@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ important.
=item B<--max-line-length-allowed>
Print the maximal number characters allowed on the command line and
Print the maximal number of characters allowed on the command line and
exit (used by GNU B<parallel> itself to determine the line length
on remote computers).
@ -3138,15 +3138,15 @@ echo 1,2,3 | parallel -vkd, "echo 'a'"{}"'b'"
=head3 Startup
GNU B<parallel> is slow at starting up - around 250 ms. Half of the
startup time on the local computer is spent finding the maximal length
of a command line. Setting B<-s> will remove this part of the startup
time.
startup time is spent finding the maximal length of a command
line. Setting B<-s> will remove this part of the startup time.
=head3 Job startup
Starting a job takes around 3 ms. This can be a big overhead if the
job takes very few ms to run. Often you can group small jobs together
using B<-X> which will make the overhead less significant.
Starting a job on the local machine takes around 3 ms. This can be a
big overhead if the job takes very few ms to run. Often you can group
small jobs together using B<-X> which will make the overhead less
significant.
Using B<--ungroup> the 3 ms can be lowered to around 2 ms.
@ -3158,6 +3158,10 @@ simultaneously (Namely SSHD's MaxStartup). This test is done for each
host in serial, so if your B<--sshloginfile> contains many hosts it may
be slow.
If your jobs are short you may see that there are fewer jobs running
on the remove systems than expected. This is due to time spent logging
in and out. B<-M> may help here.
=head3 Disk access
A single disk can normally read data faster if it reads one file at a
@ -3199,10 +3203,10 @@ or:
B<open3: exec of by I<command> failed>
it may be because I<command> is not known, but it could also be
because I<command> is an alias or a function. GNU B<parallel> will
never support running aliases and functions (see why
http://www.perlmonks.org/index.pl?node_id=484296), so change your
alias or function to a script.
because I<command> is an alias or a function. If it is a function you
need to B<export -f> the function first. An alias will, however, not
work (see why http://www.perlmonks.org/index.pl?node_id=484296), so
change your alias to a script.
=head1 REPORTING BUGS
@ -3224,14 +3228,16 @@ fixed in that version.
A complete example that others can run that shows the problem. A
combination of B<seq>, B<cat>, B<echo>, and B<sleep> can reproduce
most errors. If you example requires large files, see if you can use
make them by something like B<seq 1000000>>B<file>.
most errors. If your example requires large files, see if you can make
them by something like B<seq 1000000>>B<file>.
=back
If you suspect the error is dependent on your distribution, please see
if you can reproduce the error on one of these distibutions:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/virtualboximage/files/
if you can reproduce the error on one of these VirtualBox images:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/virtualboximage/files/ Specifying the
name of your distribution is not enough as you may have installed
software that is not the the VirtualBox images.
=head1 AUTHOR

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src/parallel.texi
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@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ parallel - build and execute shell command lines from standard input in parallel
@anchor{DESCRIPTION}
GNU @strong{parallel} is a shell tool for executing jobs in parallel using
one or more computers. A job is can be a single command or a small
one or more computers. A job can be a single command or a small
script that has to be run for each of the lines in the input. The
typical input is a list of files, a list of hosts, a list of users, a
list of URLs, or a list of tables. A job can also be a command that
@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ use @strong{-I} instead.
@item @strong{--joblog} @emph{logfile}
@anchor{@strong{--joblog} @emph{logfile}}
Logfile for executed jobs. Saved a list of the executed jobs to
Logfile for executed jobs. Save a list of the executed jobs to
@emph{logfile} 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,
@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ important.
@item @strong{--max-line-length-allowed}
@anchor{@strong{--max-line-length-allowed}}
Print the maximal number characters allowed on the command line and
Print the maximal number of characters allowed on the command line and
exit (used by GNU @strong{parallel} itself to determine the line length
on remote computers).
@ -3344,16 +3344,16 @@ echo 1,2,3 | parallel -vkd, "echo 'a'"@{@}"'b'"
@anchor{Startup}
GNU @strong{parallel} is slow at starting up - around 250 ms. Half of the
startup time on the local computer is spent finding the maximal length
of a command line. Setting @strong{-s} will remove this part of the startup
time.
startup time is spent finding the maximal length of a command
line. Setting @strong{-s} will remove this part of the startup time.
@subsection Job startup
@anchor{Job startup}
Starting a job takes around 3 ms. This can be a big overhead if the
job takes very few ms to run. Often you can group small jobs together
using @strong{-X} which will make the overhead less significant.
Starting a job on the local machine takes around 3 ms. This can be a
big overhead if the job takes very few ms to run. Often you can group
small jobs together using @strong{-X} which will make the overhead less
significant.
Using @strong{--ungroup} the 3 ms can be lowered to around 2 ms.
@ -3366,6 +3366,10 @@ simultaneously (Namely SSHD's MaxStartup). This test is done for each
host in serial, so if your @strong{--sshloginfile} contains many hosts it may
be slow.
If your jobs are short you may see that there are fewer jobs running
on the remove systems than expected. This is due to time spent logging
in and out. @strong{-M} may help here.
@subsection Disk access
@anchor{Disk access}
@ -3414,10 +3418,10 @@ or:
@strong{open3: exec of by @emph{command} failed}
it may be because @emph{command} is not known, but it could also be
because @emph{command} is an alias or a function. GNU @strong{parallel} will
never support running aliases and functions (see why
http://www.perlmonks.org/index.pl?node_id=484296), so change your
alias or function to a script.
because @emph{command} is an alias or a function. If it is a function you
need to @strong{export -f} the function first. An alias will, however, not
work (see why http://www.perlmonks.org/index.pl?node_id=484296), so
change your alias to a script.
@chapter REPORTING BUGS
@anchor{REPORTING BUGS}
@ -3434,14 +3438,16 @@ fixed in that version.
@item A complete example that others can run that shows the problem. A
combination of @strong{seq}, @strong{cat}, @strong{echo}, and @strong{sleep} can reproduce
most errors. If you example requires large files, see if you can use
make them by something like @strong{seq 1000000}>@strong{file}.
most errors. If your example requires large files, see if you can make
them by something like @strong{seq 1000000}>@strong{file}.
@end itemize
If you suspect the error is dependent on your distribution, please see
if you can reproduce the error on one of these distibutions:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/virtualboximage/files/
if you can reproduce the error on one of these VirtualBox images:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/virtualboximage/files/ Specifying the
name of your distribution is not enough as you may have installed
software that is not the the VirtualBox images.
@chapter AUTHOR
@anchor{AUTHOR}

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testsuite/tests-to-run/test18.sh
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@ -53,5 +53,3 @@ seq 1 11 | parallel -k -j10000% -S "ssh $SSHLOGIN1" echo
echo '### Check -S syntax'
seq 1 11 | parallel -k -j100% -S "/:" echo

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testsuite/tests-to-run/test46.sh
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@ -19,3 +19,6 @@ echo '### Test --return with fixed string (Gave undef warnings)'
touch a
echo a | stdout parallel --return b -S .. echo ">b" && echo OK
rm a b
echo '### bug #35427: quoting of {2} broken for --onall'
echo foo: /bin/ls | parallel --colsep ' ' -S localhost --onall ls {2}

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testsuite/wanted-results/test46
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@ -4,3 +4,5 @@ original
original
### Test --return with fixed string (Gave undef warnings)
OK
### bug #35427: quoting of {2} broken for --onall
/bin/ls