Index: trunk/Ohana/src/opihi/pantasks/controller_status.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/Ohana/src/opihi/pantasks/controller_status.c	(revision 36623)
+++ trunk/Ohana/src/opihi/pantasks/controller_status.c	(revision 37807)
@@ -3,10 +3,17 @@
 int controller_status (int argc, char **argv) {
 
-  int status;
-  char command[1024];
+  int i, status;
+  char command[1024], tmpline[1024];
   IOBuffer buffer;
 
-  if (argc != 1) {
-    gprint (GP_ERR, "USAGE: controller status\n");
+  if ((argc > 1) && (!strcasecmp(argv[1], "help")))  {
+    gprint (GP_ERR, "USAGE: controller status [options]\n");
+    gprint (GP_ERR, "  OPTIONS:\n");
+    gprint (GP_ERR, "  -cmd command\n");
+    gprint (GP_ERR, "  -host hostname\n");
+    gprint (GP_ERR, "  -state state\n");
+    gprint (GP_ERR, "  -age seconds\n");
+    gprint (GP_ERR, "  +jobs [-nohost]\n");
+    gprint (GP_ERR, "  +host [-nojobs]\n");
     return (FALSE);
   }
@@ -19,6 +26,10 @@
   }
 
+  snprintf (command, 1024, "status");
+  for (i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
+    snprintf (tmpline, 1024, "%s %s", command, argv[i]);
+    strcpy (command, tmpline);
+  }
 
-  sprintf (command, "status");
   InitIOBuffer (&buffer, 0x100);
 
Index: trunk/Ohana/src/opihi/pantasks/test/runmacro.sh
===================================================================
--- trunk/Ohana/src/opihi/pantasks/test/runmacro.sh	(revision 37807)
+++ trunk/Ohana/src/opihi/pantasks/test/runmacro.sh	(revision 37807)
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+
+## a basic test of memory allocation
+
+exec rm -f tmp.txt
+verbose off
+$Npass = 0
+
+macro sample.macro
+  echo "in macro"
+  exec date >> tmp.txt
+end
+
+# a basic task which just runs 'echo'
+task	       basic
+  command      date "+starting at %H:%M:%S.%N"
+  host         local
+
+  periods      -poll 0.1
+  periods      -exec 0.2
+  periods      -timeout 2
+  
+  trange       -reset
+  trange       18:38:45 18:39:10 -nmax 2
+  # trange       23:54:45 23:59:59
+  # trange       00:43:15 00:43:20
+  # trange       00:42:20 00:42:30
+  # trange       14:41:30 14:41:40
+
+  stdout tmp.txt
+  stderr tmp.txt
+
+  task.exec
+    sample.macro       
+  end
+
+  # success
+  task.exit    0
+    $Npass ++
+  end
+
+  # default exit status
+  task.exit    default
+    echo       "basic: exit status: $EXIT"
+  end
+
+  # operation times out?
+  task.exit    timeout
+    echo       "basic: timeout"
+  end
+end
+
+macro memcheck.init
+ list word -x "ps -p $PID -o rss"
+ $startmem = $word:1
+end
+macro memcheck
+ list word -x "ps -p $PID -o rss"
+ $endmem = $word:1
+ # echo growth: {$endmem - $startmem}
+end
+
+macro done
+ stop
+ date -var dtime -seconds -reftime $start
+ if ($VERBOSE > 3)
+  status
+  exec wc -l tmp.txt
+ end
+
+ $answer = `wc -l tmp.txt`
+ list word -split $answer
+ if ($word:0 != $Npass) 
+   echo "missing lines in tmp.txt: $word:0"
+ end
+ if ($Npass/$dtime < 4.2) 
+   echo "tasks running too slow: {$Npass/$dtime}"
+ end
+
+ memcheck
+
+ if ($endmem - $startmem > 10)
+   $PASS = 0
+   echo "failed memcheck"
+   echo "growth: {$endmem-$startmem}"
+   echo "kB/loop: {($endmem-$startmem)/10000}"
+ end
+end
+
+memcheck.init
+echo "starting memcheck"
+echo "wait a few seconds and type 'done'"
+
+run
+date -var start -seconds
Index: trunk/Ohana/src/opihi/pantasks/test/trange.sh
===================================================================
--- trunk/Ohana/src/opihi/pantasks/test/trange.sh	(revision 37807)
+++ trunk/Ohana/src/opihi/pantasks/test/trange.sh	(revision 37807)
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+
+## a basic test of memory allocation
+
+exec rm -f tmp.txt
+verbose off
+$Npass = 0
+
+# a basic task which just runs 'echo'
+task	       basic
+  command      date +%H:%M:%S.%N
+  host         local
+
+  periods      -poll 0.1
+  periods      -exec 0.2
+  periods      -timeout 2
+  
+  #trange       00:54:45 00:54:50 -nmax 100
+  trange       -reset
+  trange       23:54:45 23:59:59
+  # trange       00:43:15 00:43:20
+  # trange       00:42:20 00:42:30
+  # trange       14:41:30 14:41:40
+
+  stdout tmp.txt
+  stderr tmp.txt
+
+  # success
+  task.exit    0
+    $Npass ++
+  end
+
+  # default exit status
+  task.exit    default
+    echo       "basic: exit status: $EXIT"
+  end
+
+  # operation times out?
+  task.exit    timeout
+    echo       "basic: timeout"
+  end
+end
+
+macro memcheck.init
+ list word -x "ps -p $PID -o rss"
+ $startmem = $word:1
+end
+macro memcheck
+ list word -x "ps -p $PID -o rss"
+ $endmem = $word:1
+ # echo growth: {$endmem - $startmem}
+end
+
+macro done
+ stop
+ date -var dtime -seconds -reftime $start
+ if ($VERBOSE > 3)
+  status
+  exec wc -l tmp.txt
+ end
+
+ $answer = `wc -l tmp.txt`
+ list word -split $answer
+ if ($word:0 != $Npass) 
+   echo "missing lines in tmp.txt: $word:0"
+ end
+ if ($Npass/$dtime < 4.2) 
+   echo "tasks running too slow: {$Npass/$dtime}"
+ end
+
+ memcheck
+
+ if ($endmem - $startmem > 10)
+   $PASS = 0
+   echo "failed memcheck"
+   echo "growth: {$endmem-$startmem}"
+   echo "kB/loop: {($endmem-$startmem)/10000}"
+ end
+end
+
+memcheck.init
+echo "starting memcheck"
+echo "wait a few seconds and type 'done'"
+
+run
+date -var start -seconds