-b

Dispatches the job for execution on or after the specified date and time.

Categories

schedule

Synopsis

bsub -b [[year:][month:]day:]hour:minute

Description

The date and time are in the form of [[year:][month:]day:]hour:minute where the number ranges are as follows: year after 1970, month 1-12, day 1-31, hour 0-23, minute 0-59.

At least two fields must be specified. These fields are assumed to be hour:minute. If three fields are given, they are assumed to be day:hour:minute, four fields are assumed to be month:day:hour:minute, and five fields are assumed to be year:month:day:hour:minute.

If the year field is specified and the specified time is in the past, the start time condition is considered reached and LSF dispatches the job if slots are available.

Examples

bsub -b 20:00 -J my_job_name my_program

Submit my_program to run after 8 p.m. and assign it the job name my_job_name.