---
name: "mpdringtest"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "mpich2"
version: "1.2.1.1-5"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mpdringtest"
---

# mpdringtest(1)

## NAME

**mpdringtest**

## FILE

**/Users/goodell/svn/mpich2-1.2.1p1-tmp/src/pm/mpd/mpdringtest.py**

## DESCRIPTION

**usage: mpdringtest \[number of loops\]** **Times a single message going around the ring of mpds \[num\] times (default once)**

## FUNCTIONS

**ctime(...)** **ctime(seconds) -\> string**

**Convert a time in seconds since the Epoch to a string in local time.** **This is equivalent to asctime(localtime(seconds)). When the time tuple is** **not present, current time as returned by localtime() is used.**

**mpdringtest()**

**sig\_handler(signum, frame)**

**time(...)** **time() -\> floating point number**

**Return the current time in seconds since the Epoch.** **Fractions of a second may be present if the system clock provides them.**

**usage()**

## DATA

**\_\_author\_\_ = 'Ralph Butler and Rusty Lusk'** **\_\_credits\_\_ = ''** **\_\_date\_\_ = 'Mon Feb 22 16:28:12 2010'** **\_\_version\_\_ = '$Revision: 1.14 $'**

## VERSION

**1.14**

## DATE

**Mon Feb 22 16:28:12 2010**

## AUTHOR

**Ralph Butler and Rusty Lusk**

## CREDITS