Index: /trunk/Ohana/src/opihi/pantasks/test/local8.sh
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--- /trunk/Ohana/src/opihi/pantasks/test/local8.sh	(revision 41737)
+++ /trunk/Ohana/src/opihi/pantasks/test/local8.sh	(revision 41737)
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+
+# a basic task which just runs 'echo' with an error
+# this should show sensible behavior for Nskip (use status -taskinfo to check)
+task	       basic
+  host         local
+
+  periods      -poll 0.5
+  periods      -exec 0.1
+  periods      -timeout 2
+  
+  stdout tmp.txt
+  stderr tmp.txt
+
+  task.exec
+    $N = 1
+    if ($N == 0) break
+    command echo "$Npass : test line"
+  end
+
+  # success
+  task.exit    0
+    $Npass ++
+  end
+
+  # default exit status
+  task.exit    default
+    echo       "basic: exit status: $EXIT"
+  end
+
+  # operation times out?
+  task.exit    timeout
+    echo       "basic: timeout"
+  end
+end
+
Index: /trunk/Ohana/src/opihi/pantasks/test/local9.sh
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--- /trunk/Ohana/src/opihi/pantasks/test/local9.sh	(revision 41737)
+++ /trunk/Ohana/src/opihi/pantasks/test/local9.sh	(revision 41737)
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+
+$Npass = 0
+
+## DO NOT DO THIS: if pantasks removes pantasks.stderr.log and pantasks.stdout.log, the
+## output from the tasks disappears
+# exec rm -f output.txt pantasks.stdout.log pantasks.stderr.log
+# echo "Npass: $Npass"
+
+# a basic task which just runs 'echo' with an error
+task	       basic
+  host         local
+
+  periods      -poll 0.5
+# periods      -exec 0.0005
+  periods      -exec 0.002
+# periods      -exec 0.5
+  periods      -timeout 2
+  
+  stdout output.txt
+  stderr output.txt
+
+  task.exec
+    command echo "test line"
+  end
+
+  # success
+  task.exit    0
+    $Npass ++
+    # echo "Npass: $Npass"
+    if ($Npass % 1000 == 0)
+      date -seconds -reftime 1611900000 -var Nsec
+      echo "Npass $Npass : $Nsec"
+    end
+  end
+
+  # default exit status
+  task.exit    default
+    echo       "basic: exit status: $EXIT"
+  end
+
+  # operation times out?
+  task.exit    timeout
+    echo       "basic: timeout"
+  end
+end
+