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PEVENT(1) OpenPMIx PEVENT(1)

pevent - inject specified event into the system

SYNOPSIS

pevent [options] <EVENT>

DESCRIPTION

pevent requests that the specified event be passed to processes in the given range.

OPTIONS

pevent accepts the following options:

  • -h | --help <arg0>: Show help message. If the optional argument is not provided, then a generalized help message similar to the information provided here is returned. If an argument is provided, then a more detailed help message for that specific command line option is returned.
  • -v | --verbose: Enable debug output.
  • -V | --version: Print version and exit.
  • --pmixmca <arg0> <arg1>: Set MCA parameter value
  • --uri <arg0>: Specify the URI of the server to which we are to connect, or the name of the file (specified as file:filename) that contains that info
  • --namespace <arg0>: Namespace of the daemon to which we should connect
  • --system-server-first: First look for a system server and connect to it if found
  • --system-server: Connect to a system server if a local server isn’t found
  • --pid <arg0>: PID of the daemon to which we should connect (int => PID or file:<file> for file containing the PID
  • --wait-to-connect <arg0>: Delay specified number of seconds before trying to connect
  • --num-connect-retries <arg0>: Max number of times to try to connect
  • --tmpdir <arg0>: Set the root for the session directory tree
  • --range <arg0>: Range of event to be sent. If not provided, the request will default to the PMIX_GLOBAL range

EXIT STATUS

Returns 0 if the event was successfully sent, a non-zero error code if otherwise.

EXAMPLES

Examples of using this command.

See also:

openpmix(5) <#man5-openpmix>


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November 5, 2026