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Submitting Shake Batches

Using Apple Qmaster, you can quickly create and submit a batch of Shake jobs.

Note:

You can also submit Shake batches as described in “

Using Apple Qmaster to

Submit UNIX Commands

” on page 15, but the following method is the easiest way to

submit Shake batches with Apple Qmaster.

To submit Shake batches with Apple Qmaster:

1

Open Apple Qmaster.

2

Enter a name for the batch in the Batch Name field. (This is the name that appears in
the Batch Monitor after you submit the batch.)

3

Do one of the following:

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Drag the Shake (.shk) file to the Batch Table (the middle area) of the Apple Qmaster
window.

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Choose Shake Command from the pop-up menu, then click the Add (+) button to
add a job.

4

In the dialog that appears:

a

In the Script field, enter the location of the Shake file if it isn’t already shown. (If you
dragged the file to the window, the file location is already there.)

Note:

The Shake field shows the default location of Shake on your computer. If it is

not correct, be sure to update it.

b

If you want to, edit the available values and settings to customize the command.

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See the Shake documentation for more information about the Shake settings in
this dialog. Each setting corresponds to a commonly used Shake command, with
the exception of the Minimum setting, which is described below. The Monitor
pop-up menu is also described below.

With the exception of the Minimum
setting, each setting in the dialog
corresponds to a commonly used Shake
command or option. Refer to the Shake
documentation for more information.

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