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Submitting a batch job

Submit to the queue:

sbatch <batch_job_file>
When the job is successfully launched, the command prints out the ID number of the submitted job.

Check that the job was submitted correctly:

squeue -u <username>
Cancel a submitted batch job with:
scancel <jobid>
Information about your jobs:
sacct
The information includes the state of the jobs (PENDING/RUNNING/COMPLETED/FAILED) and the JobID.

By default, the sacct command displays information about the users' own jobs. It also has a wide selection of options and parameters that can be used to select which data is displayed.

All options and parameters.