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.TH pbs_holdjob 3B "3 March 2015" Local "PBS Professional"
.SH NAME
pbs_holdjob - place a hold on a PBS batch job
.SH SYNOPSIS
#include <pbs_error.h>
.br
#include <pbs_ifl.h>
.sp

.B int pbs_holdjob(\^int\ connect, char\ *job_id, char\ *hold_type, char\ *extend\^)

.SH DESCRIPTION
Issue a batch request to place a hold upon a job.
.LP
A 
.I "Hold Job"
batch request is generated and sent to the server over the connection
specified by
.I connect 
which is the return value of \f3pbs_connect\f1().
.LP
The argument, 
.I job_id ,
identifies which job is to be held, it is specified in the form:
.RS 4
.I "sequence_number.server"
.RE
.LP
The parameter, 
.I hold_type ,
contains the type of hold to be applied.  The possible values are
defined in pbs_ifl.h.
.LP
If
.I hold_type
is either a null pointer or points to a null string, USER_HOLD
will be applied.
.LP
The parameter,
.I extend ,
is reserved for implementation-defined extensions.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
qhold(1B), pbs_connect(3B), pbs_alterjob(3B), and pbs_rlsjob(3B)
.SH DIAGNOSTICS
When the batch request generated by 
.B pbs_holdjob ()
function has been completed successfully by a batch server, the routine will
return 0 (zero).
Otherwise, a non zero error is returned.  The error number is also set
in pbs_errno.