---
name: "globus-job-status"
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-status"
---

# globus-job-status(1)

Check the status of a GRAM5 job

## NAME

globus-job-status - Check the status of a GRAM5 job

## SYNOPSIS

**globus-job-status** *JOBID*

**globus-job-status** -help \| -usage \| -version \| -versions

## DESCRIPTION

The **globus-job-status** program checks the status of a GRAM job by sending a status request to the job manager contact for that job specified by the *JOBID* parameter. If successful, it will print the job status to standard output. The states supported by **globus-job-status** are:

**PENDING**

The job has been submitted to the LRM but has not yet begun execution.

**ACTIVE**

The job has begun execution.

**FAILED**

The job has failed.

**SUSPENDED**

The job is currently suspended by the LRM.

**DONE**

The job has completed.

**UNSUBMITTED**

The job has been accepted by GRAM, but not yet submitted to the LRM.

**STAGE\_IN**

The job has been accepted by GRAM and is currently staging files prior to being submitted to the LRM.

**STAGE\_OUT**

The job has completed execution and is currently staging files from the service node to other http, GASS, or GridFTP servers.

## OPTIONS

The full set of options to **globus-job-status** are:

- **-help, -usage**

  Display a help message to standard error and exit.

- **-version**

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

- **-versions**

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

## ENVIRONMENT

If the following variables affect the execution of **globus-job-status**.

**X509\_USER\_PROXY**

Path to proxy credential.

**X509\_CERT\_DIR**

Path to trusted certificate directory.

## BUGS

The **globus-job-status** program can not distinguish between the case of the job manager terminating for any reason and the job being in the DONE state.

## SEE ALSO

[globusrun(1)](/globusrun/1.md)

## AUTHOR

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