17.1.5. plookup — OpenPMIx 5.0.8 documentation

# 17.1.5. plookup

plookup — lookup the value of keys posted using the `PMIx_Publish` API

## 17.1.5.1. SYNOPSIS

`plookup [options] <KEY1>,<KEY2>,...`

## 17.1.5.2. DESCRIPTION

`plookup` performs a `PMIx_Lookup` for each of the provided keys and returns the results

## 17.1.5.3. OPTIONS

`plookup` accepts the following options:

- `-h` | `--help <arg0>`: Show help message. If the optional argument is not provided, then a generalized help message similar to the information provided here is returned. If an argument is provided, then a more detailed help message for that specific command line option is returned.

- `-v` | `--verbose`: Enable debug output.

- `-V` | `--version`: Print version and exit.

- `--pmixmca <arg0> <arg1>`: Set MCA parameter value

- `--pid <arg0>`: PID of the daemon to which we should connect (int => PID or file:<file> for file containing the PID

- `--tmpdir <arg0>`: Set the root for the session directory tree

- `--timeout <arg0>`: Max number of seconds to wait for data to become available

- `--wait`: Wait for data to become available if not immediately present

## 17.1.5.4. EXIT STATUS

Returns 0 upon success, or else a non-zero error code. Prints any returned values to stdout.

## 17.1.5.5. EXAMPLES

Examples of using this command.

See also

openpmix(5)