RSS Feed The far program
far runs on BigBen, rachel, and jonas, and operates in one of two modes:
- single-line
mode, permitting you to execute one far command. This mode is best suited
for use within batch jobs.
Following the single-line link will also take you to documentation describing the error codes returned in single-line mode. We recommend that you use single-line mode in batch jobs and check the error code returned to see if your far command was successful.
- command mode, permitting you to start far and execute as many commands as you wish before exiting. This mode is best suited for your interactive work. Since you are not checking error codes to see if your far commands have succeeded you should use other means, such as a far ls command, to check that your far commands have worked.
Regardless of the mode you use, you communicate with the archiver (golem.psc.edu) through a variety of far sub-commands.
Type "far help" for a complete, current list of commands available in the FAR user interface.