---
name: "scriptingcontrol"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "rsplib-services"
version: "3.4.4-1.1+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/scriptingcontrol"
---

# scriptingcontrol(1)

Scripting Control script for the Scripting Service

## NAME

**scriptingcontrol** – Scripting Control script for the Scripting Service

## SYNOPSIS

**scriptingcontrol** **check-environment** \[Environment\] \[Keyring\]

**scriptingcontrol** **run** \[Directory\] \[Input\] \[Output\] \[Status\] \[Environment\] \[Keyring\]

**scriptingcontrol** **cleanup** \[Directory\] \[PID\] \[keeptempdirs\]

## DESCRIPTION

**scriptingcontrol** is invoked when a new session is created by the scripting service PE. It takes the input file name and should create an output file of the given name.

## ARGUMENTS

The following options are available:

- check-environment\|run\|cleanup

  **check-environment** is used to check a newly downloaded environment file. **run** is used when the session is started. **cleanup** is used to kill all processes and remove the directory.

- Directory

  Gives the name of the temporary session directory.

- Input

  Gives the name of the input file.

- Output

  Gives the name of the output file.

- Status

  Gives the name of the status file.

- Environment

  Gives the name of the environment file (if available).

- Keyring

  Gives the name of a GnuPG keyring file to check the input file and environment file (if available).

- PID

  The process ID (PID) of the session's worker process. All of its children will be found and terminated during clean-up.

- keeptempdirs

  Do not delete temporary directory during clean-up.

## SEE ALSO

For a detailed introduction to RSerPool, see:\
 https://duepublico.uni-duisburg-essen.de/servlets/DerivateServlet/Derivate-16326/Dre2006\_final.pdf

Thomas Dreibholz's RSerPool Page:\
 https://www.nntb.no/~dreibh/rserpool/