Job Stop

Description

The bacalhau job stop command allows users to terminate a previously submitted job. This is useful in scenarios where there's a need to halt a running job, perhaps due to misconfiguration or changed priorities.

Usage

bacalhau job stop [id] [flags]

Flags

• --quiet:

  • Description: If provided, the command will not display any output, neither to the standard output (stdout) nor to the standard error (stderr).

• -h, --help:

  • Description: Displays help information for the stop command.

Global Flags

• --api-host string:

  • Description: Specifies the host used for RESTful communication between the client and server. The flag is disregarded if BACALHAU_API_HOST environment variable is set.

  • Default: bootstrap.production.bacalhau.org

• --api-port int:

  • Description: Determines the port for REST communication. If BACALHAU_API_PORT environment variable is set, this flag will be ignored.

  • Default: 1234

• --log-mode logging-mode:

  • Description: Selects the desired log format. Options include: default, station, json, combined, and event.

  • Default: default

• --repo string:

  • Description: Defines the path to the bacalhau repository.

  • Default: $HOME/.bacalhau

Examples

1. Stop a Specific Job:

   If you wish to halt the execution of a job, you can utilize the stop command. Here's how you can achieve that:

   Command:

   bacalhau job stop j-10eb97de-14cd-4db4-96ec-561bb943309a

   Expected Output:

   Checking job status
   
   	Connecting to network  ................  done ✅  0.0s
   	  Verifying job state  ................  done ✅  0.2s
   	          Stopping job ................  done ✅  0.1s
   
   Job stop successfully submitted with evaluation ID: 397fd425-8b1a-491e-952a-0632492e7ece

2. Silently Stop a Job:

   If you prefer to terminate a job without seeing any verbose feedback or messages, the --quiet option can be used.

   Command:

   bacalhau job stop j-63b5ec0c-b5bf-4398-a152-b46c07abe52a --quiet

   Expected Output:

   [No output displayed as the operation is run quietly.]