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A Sample Control File

 
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# stublet.ctrl
# Drone template control file

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#
# This section sets Drone's parameters

# These parameters MUST be set up by the user

param rootDir = /s/users/streak/car/drone/drone-961105c
param programDir = $rootDir/examples/stublet
param programName = stublet

# Frequently set parameters
param numRuns = 2
param emailAddr =
param experimentSeed =
param useLocalHost = 1
param programVersion =

param getProgramVersion = 1
param versionOptions = -batchmode -v
param makeInputFile = 1
param inputFileOption = -I
param runSeedOption = -S
param runNumOption = -N
param runNumPrefix = run 
param setParamOption = -D
param miscOptions = -batchmode

# Pathnames
param seriesLogDir = $rootDir/examples/stublet/seriesLogDir
param seriesLogFile = drone.log
param outputControlDir = $rootDir/examples/stublet/controlDir
param outputControlFile = 
param outputLogDir = $rootDir/examples/stublet/outputLogDir
param outputLogFile = 
param hostDir = $rootDir/examples/stublet
param hostFile = stublet.hosts
param experimentDir = $rootDir/examples/stublet/experimentDir
param experimentName = 

# Debugging options
param outputLog = 0
param debugInternal = 0
param stackTrace = 0

# Infrequently set parameters
param compressPattern = pop*
param compressFiles = 0
param runSeedGenerator = Ran3
param useExperimentNumber = 1
param useNice = 1
param niceness = 10
param sleepInterval = 10
param useTmp = 1
param tmpPath = /tmp
param background = 1
param mailUser = 1
param compressProgram = gzip
param compressFlags = -f
param removeExperiment = 0
param compressExperiment = 0
param defaultTimeout = 60
param ftpTimeout = 300
param compressTimeout = 300
param cacheIPAddresses = 0
param ipLookupMethod = nslookup
param saveStdout = 0
param terminalType = vt100

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# Program Parameters

set param4 = 10

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#
# Program Input File
#
# The text between the lines "begin input file" and "end input file" is written
# directly out to the input file.

begin input file
# set sleepInt = 10
end input file

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# Program Sweep Parameters

sweep (param1 param2) (0.1 red) (0.2 green) (0.3 blue)
sweep param3 10 11 12

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#
# Comments

comment This is a comment that will be added to the log file and to
comment the output control file.

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# Abbreviations

abbrev param1 = p1
abbrev param2 = p2
abbrev param3 = p3
abbrev param4 = p4
abbrev sleepInt = sI



Drone 1.01 User's Guide
Theodore C. Belding
Wed Nov 13 03:53:22 EST 1996