removeDistributedFiles       package:affyPara       R Documentation

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_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     This function removes distributed files from a special path at the
     disk at all slaves in a computer cluster.

_U_s_a_g_e:

     removeDistributedFiles(path=tempdir(), cluster, master=TRUE, verbose = getOption("verbose"))

_A_r_g_u_m_e_n_t_s:

    path: A 'character' that defines which path (inclusive files)
          should be removed at every slave. Default: tempdir() 

 cluster: A cluster object obtained from the function makeCluster in
          the SNOW package.  For default '.affyParaInternalEnv$cl' will
          be used. 

  master: A logical value. If 'TRUE' the files will be removed from the
          master. default: TRUE

 verbose: A logical value. If 'TRUE' it writes out some messages.
          default: getOption("verbose") 

_D_e_t_a_i_l_s:

     This function removes distributed files from a special path at the
     disk at all slaves in a computer cluster.

     For using this function a computer cluster using the SNOW package
     has to be started.  Starting the cluster with the command
     'makeCluster' generates an cluster object in the affyPara
     environment (.affyParaInternalEnv) and  no cluster object in the
     global environment. The cluster object in the affyPara environment
     will be used as default cluster object,  therefore no more cluster
     object handling is required.   The 'makeXXXcluster' functions from
     the package SNOW can be used to create an cluster object in the
     global environment and  to use it for the preprocessing functions.

_V_a_l_u_e:

     If 'verbose = TRUE', result of removing (successfully / not
     successfully) will be noticed with a message.

_A_u_t_h_o_r(_s):

     Markus Schmidberger schmidb@ibe.med.uni-muenchen.de, Ulrich
     Mansmann mansmann@ibe.med.uni-muenchen.de

_E_x_a_m_p_l_e_s:

     ## Not run: 
     library(affyPara)

     makeCluster(10)

     removeDistributedFiles(verbose=TRUE)

     stopCluster()
     ## End(Not run)

