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@settitle parset - set shell variables in parallel

@node Top
@top parset

@node NAME
@chapter NAME

parset - set shell variables in parallel

@node SYNOPSIS
@chapter SYNOPSIS

@strong{parset} @emph{variablename} [options for GNU Parallel]

@strong{env_parset} @emph{variablename} [options for GNU Parallel]

@node DESCRIPTION
@chapter DESCRIPTION

@strong{parset} is a shell function that puts the output from GNU
@strong{parallel} into shell variables.

@strong{env_parset} is a shell function that puts the output from
@strong{env_parallel} into shell variables.

The @strong{parset} and @strong{env_parset} functions are defined as part of
@strong{env_parallel}.

If @emph{variablename} is a single variable name, this will be treated as
the destination variable. If the variable is defined as an associative
array (using @strong{typeset -A myassoc}), this will be used. Otherwise the
variable will be made into a normal array.

If @emph{variablename} contains multiple names separated by ',' or space,
the names will be the destination variables. The number of names must
be at least the number of jobs.

@node OPTIONS
@chapter OPTIONS

Same as GNU @strong{parallel}, but they are put @emph{after} the destination
variable.

@node SUPPORTED SHELLS
@chapter SUPPORTED SHELLS

@node Bash/Zsh/Ksh/Mksh
@section Bash/Zsh/Ksh/Mksh

@node Examples
@subsection Examples

Put output into @strong{myarray}:

@verbatim
  parset myarray seq 3 ::: 4 5 6
  echo "${myarray[1]}"
@end verbatim

Put output into vars @strong{$seq, $pwd, $ls}:

@verbatim
  parset "seq pwd ls" ::: "seq 10" pwd ls
  echo "$ls"
@end verbatim

Put output into vars @strong{$seq, $pwd, $ls}:

@verbatim
  into_vars=(seq pwd ls)
  parset "${into_vars[*]}" ::: "seq 10" pwd ls
  echo "$ls"
@end verbatim

Put output into associative array @strong{myassoc} (not supported for mksh):

@verbatim
  typeset -A myassoc
  parset myassoc seq ::: 4 5 ::: 6 7
  echo "${myassoc[4 7]}"
@end verbatim

The commands to run can be an array:

@verbatim
  cmd=("echo first" "echo '<<joe  \"double  space\"  cartoon>>'" "pwd")
  parset data ::: "${cmd[@]}"
  echo "${data[1]}"
  echo "${data[2]}"
@end verbatim

@strong{parset} can read from stdin (standard input) if it is a file:

@verbatim
  parset res echo < parallel_input_file
@end verbatim

but @strong{parset} can @emph{not} be part of a pipe. In particular this means
it cannot read from a pipe or write to a pipe:

@verbatim
  seq 10 | parset res echo Does not work
@end verbatim

but must instead use a tempfile:

@verbatim
  seq 10 > parallel_input
  parset res echo :::: parallel_input
  echo "${res[1]}"
  echo "${res[9]}"
@end verbatim

or a FIFO:

@verbatim
  mkfifo input_fifo
  seq 30 > input_fifo &
  parset res echo :::: input_fifo
  echo "${res[1]}"
  echo "${res[29]}"
@end verbatim

or Bash/Zsh/Ksh process substitution:

@verbatim
  parset res echo :::: <(seq 100)
  echo "${res[1]}"
  echo "${res[99]}"
@end verbatim

@node Installation
@subsection Installation

Put this in the relevant @strong{$HOME/.bashrc} or @strong{$HOME/.zshenv} or @strong{$HOME/.kshrc}:

@verbatim
  . env_parallel.bash
  . env_parallel.zsh
  source `which env_parallel.ksh` 
@end verbatim

E.g. by doing:

@verbatim
  echo '. env_parallel.bash' >> $HOME/.bashrc
  echo '. env_parallel.zsh' >> $HOME/.zshenv
  echo 'source `which env_parallel.ksh`' >> $HOME/.kshrc
@end verbatim

or by doing:

@verbatim
  env_parallel --install
@end verbatim

@node ash/dash (FreeBSD's /bin/sh)
@section ash/dash (FreeBSD's /bin/sh)

@node Examples 1
@subsection Examples

ash does not support arrays.

Put output into vars @strong{$seq, $pwd, $ls}:

@verbatim
  parset "seq pwd ls" ::: "seq 10" pwd ls
  echo "$ls"
@end verbatim

@strong{parset} can read from stdin (standard input) if it is a file:

@verbatim
  parset res1,res2,res3 echo < parallel_input_file
@end verbatim

but @strong{parset} can not be part of a pipe. In particular this means it
cannot read from a pipe or write to a pipe:

@verbatim
  seq 3 | parset res1,res2,res3 echo Does not work
@end verbatim

but must instead use a tempfile:

@verbatim
  seq 3 > parallel_input
  parset res1,res2,res3 echo :::: parallel_input
  echo "$res1"
  echo "$res2"
  echo "$res3"
@end verbatim

or a FIFO:

@verbatim
  mkfifo input_fifo
  seq 3 > input_fifo &
  parset res1,res2,res3 echo :::: input_fifo
  echo "$res1"
  echo "$res2"
  echo "$res3"
@end verbatim

@node Installation 1
@subsection Installation

Put the relevant one of these into @strong{$HOME/.profile}:

@verbatim
  . env_parallel.sh
  . env_parallel.ash
  . env_parallel.dash
@end verbatim

E.g. by doing:

@verbatim
  echo '. env_parallel.ash' >> $HOME/.bashrc
@end verbatim

or by doing:

@verbatim
  env_parallel --install
@end verbatim

@node EXIT STATUS
@chapter EXIT STATUS

Same as GNU @strong{parallel}.

@node AUTHOR
@chapter AUTHOR

When using GNU @strong{parallel} for a publication please cite:

O. Tange (2011): GNU Parallel - The Command-Line Power Tool, ;login:
The USENIX Magazine, February 2011:42-47.

This helps funding further development; and it won't cost you a cent.
If you pay 10000 EUR you should feel free to use GNU Parallel without citing.

Copyright (C) 2007-10-18 Ole Tange, http://ole.tange.dk

Copyright (C) 2008-2010 Ole Tange, http://ole.tange.dk

Copyright (C) 2010-2025 Ole Tange, http://ole.tange.dk and Free
Software Foundation, Inc.

@node LICENSE
@chapter LICENSE

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
at your option any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

@node Documentation license I
@section Documentation license I

Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this
documentation under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License,
Version 1.3 or any later version published by the Free Software
Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover Texts, and
with no Back-Cover Texts.  A copy of the license is included in the
file LICENSES/GFDL-1.3-or-later.txt.

@node Documentation license II
@section Documentation license II

You are free:

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Under the following conditions:

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You must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author or
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If you alter, transform, or build upon this work, you may distribute
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With the understanding that:

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Any of the above conditions can be waived if you get permission from
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A copy of the full license is included in the file as
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@node DEPENDENCIES
@chapter DEPENDENCIES

@strong{parset} uses GNU @strong{parallel}.

@node SEE ALSO
@chapter SEE ALSO

@strong{parallel}(1), @strong{env_parallel}(1), @strong{bash}(1).

@bye
