@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ xxqs_name_sxx_shepherd(8) prior to executing the job script. Its purpose is to s
6464correspondingly to its needs. An optional prefix "user@" specifies the user under which this procedure is to be
6565started. The standard output of the start-up procedure is redirected to the file \< REQUEST>.po\< JID> in the job's
6666working directory (see qsub(1)), with \< REQUEST> being the name of the job as displayed by qstat(1) and \< JID>
67- being the job's identification number. Likewise, the standard error output is redirected to \< REQUEST>.pe\< JID.
67+ being the job's identification number. Likewise, the standard error output is redirected to \< REQUEST>.pe\< JID> .
6868The following special variables being expanded at runtime can be used (besides any other strings which have to
6969be interpreted by the start and stop procedures) to constitute a command line:
7070
@@ -79,7 +79,25 @@ be interpreted by the start and stop procedures) to constitute a command line:
7979 the start-up procedure. Each line of the file refers to a host on which parallel processes are to be run. The first
8080 entry of each line denotes the hostname, the second entry the number of parallel processes to be run on the host,
8181 the third entry the name of the queue, and the fourth entry a processor range to be used in case of a multiprocessor
82- machine.
82+ machine. The first line in the PE hostfile always refers to the master task host.
83+
84+ Example PE hostfile contents:
85+
86+ ``` text
87+ execution-3.us-central1-a.c.internal 32 all.q@execution-3.us-central1-a.c.internal UNDEFINED
88+ execution-1.us-central1-a.c.internal 32 all.q@execution-1.us-central1-a.c.internal UNDEFINED
89+ execution-0.us-central1-a.c.internal 32 all.q@execution-0.us-central1-a.c.internal UNDEFINED
90+ execution-2.us-central1-a.c.internal 32 all.q@execution-2.us-central1-a.c.internal UNDEFINED
91+ ```
92+
93+ Or with 1 slot per host:
94+
95+ ``` text
96+ execution-3.us-central1-a.c.internal 1 all.q@execution-3.us-central1-a.c.internal UNDEFINED
97+ execution-1.us-central1-a.c.internal 1 all.q@execution-1.us-central1-a.c.internal UNDEFINED
98+ execution-2.us-central1-a.c.internal 1 all.q@execution-2.us-central1-a.c.internal UNDEFINED
99+ execution-0.us-central1-a.c.internal 1 all.q@execution-0.us-central1-a.c.internal UNDEFINED
100+ ```
83101
84102* $host
85103 The name of the host on which the start-up or stop procedures are started.
@@ -184,7 +202,7 @@ The following methods are supported:
184202 assumed.
185203
186204* max:
187- The of the slot range maximum is used as prospective slot amount. If no upper bound is specified with the range
205+ The slot range maximum is used as prospective slot amount. If no upper bound is specified with the range
188206 the absolute maximum possible due to the PE's * slots* setting is assumed.
189207
190208* avg:
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