---
name: "globus-job-cancel"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "globus-gram-client-tools"
version: "12.2-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/globus-job-cancel"
---

# globus-job-cancel(1)

Cancel a GRAM batch job

## NAME

globus-job-cancel - Cancel a GRAM batch job

## SYNOPSIS

**globus-job-cancel** \[-f \| -force\] \[-q \| -quiet\] *JOBID*

**globus-job-cancel** \[-help \| -usage \] \[ -version \| -versions \]

## DESCRIPTION

The [globus-job-cancel(1)](/globus-job-cancel/1.md) program cancels the job named by *JOBID*. Any cached files associated with the job will remain until [globus-job-clean(1)](/globus-job-clean/1.md) is executed for the job.

By default, globus-job-cancel prompts the user prior to canceling the job. This behavior can be overridden by specifying the *-f* or *-force* command-line options.

## OPTIONS

- **-help, -usage**

  Display a help message to standard error and exit.

- **-version**

  Display the software version of the globus-job-cancel program to standard output.

- **-versions**

  Display the software version of the globus-job-cancel program including DiRT information to standard output.

- **-force, -f**

  Do not prompt to confirm job cancel and clean-up.

- **-quiet, -q**

  Do not print diagnostics for successful cancel. Implies *-f*.

## ENVIRONMENT

If the following variables affect the execution of globus-job-cancel.

**X509\_USER\_PROXY**

Path to proxy credential.

**X509\_CERT\_DIR**

Path to trusted certificate directory.

## AUTHOR

Copyright © 1999-2014 University of Chicago