sqcd

This is a Bash utility script that allows users to interactively switch to the working directory of a running or queued Slurm job. It simplifies navigation and debugging in Slurm-based HPC environments.

🧰 Features

• Lists all jobs submitted by the current user
• Displays job details including JobId, JobName, WorkDir, NodeList, JobState, and UserId
• Interactively selects a job and changes to its working directory
• Provides helpful messages and error handling

🔧 Prerequisites

• Must be executed in an environment with Slurm installed
• The scontrol command must be available
• User must have active or queued jobs to interact with

📦 Usage

1. Put it into the scripts directory

chmod +x sqcd.sh
cp -f sqcd.sh  ~/scripts/
echo "alias sqcd='source ~/scripts/sqcd.sh'" >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc

2. Use sqcd everywhere

$ sqcd
Querying job information...
Current job list:
[1] JobId=123 JobName=test_script WorkDir=/home/user/test NodeList=node1 JobState=RUNNING UserId=user

Please enter the number of the job to switch to: 1
Switching to directory: /home/user/test
Switched successfully! Current directory: /home/user/test