=head1 NAME

B<groupfiles4dsh> - Builds a directory of files for each defined nodegroup in xCAT. 

=head1 SYNOPSIS

B<groupfiles4dsh> [{B<-p>|B<--path>} I<path>]

B<groupfiles4dsh> [B<-h>|B<--help>] [B<-v>|B<--version>]


=head1 DESCRIPTION

This tool will build a directory of files, one for each defined
nodegroup in xCAT.  The file will be named the nodegroup name and
contain a list of nodes that belong to the nodegroup.
The file can be used as input to the AIX dsh command.
The purpose of this tool is to allow backward compatiblity with scripts
that were created using the AIX or CSM dsh command

Reference: man dsh.

=head1 OPTIONS


B<-h>          Display usage message.

B<-v>          Command Version.

B<-p>          Path to the directory to create the nodegroup files (must exist).


=head1 RETURN VALUE

0 The command completed successfully.

1 An error has occurred.

=head1 EXAMPLES

1. To create the nodegroup files in directory /tmp/nodegroupfiles, enter:

B<groupfiles4dsh -p /tmp/nodegroupfiles>

To use with dsh:

   export DSH_CONTEXT=DSH  ( default unless CSM is installed)
   export DSH_NODE_RSH=/bin/ssh   (default is rsh)
   export DSH_NODEGROUP_PATH= /tmp/nodegroupfiles

   dsh  -N all  date   (where all is a group defined in xCAT)
   dsh -a date  (will look in all nodegroupfiles and build a list of all nodes) 

=head1 FILES

/opt/xcat/share/xcat/tools/groupfiles4dsh

=head1 SEE ALSO

L<xdsh(1)|xdsh.1>




