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pvm_gsize

returns the number of members presently in the named group.

Calling Sequence

Arguments

group

string, string group name of an existing group.

nb

integer, returning the number of members presently in the group.

Description

pvm_gsize returns the size of the group named group

The returned value nbwill be >= 0 if the call is successful and will be will be < 0 if some error occurs.

Since groups can change dynamically in PVM 3.0, this routine can only guarantee to return the instantaneous size of a given group.

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