# Running Tasks

This section contains the minimum information required to use the GILDAS image processing tasks.

To run tasks, use the commands RUN and SUBMIT from the VECTOR language. Both commands are very similar. The RUN command will execute the task as a detached process, and the SUBMIT command in a batch queue named GILDAS_BATCH.

The VECTOR language contains the following commands :

      FITS            : A simple FITS -- Gildas conversion tool
      RUN Program     : Activates a GILDAS task in a detached process
      SPY [Task]      : Look at the status of one or all GILDAS tasks.
      SUBMIT Program  : Submit a GILDAS task to GILDAS_BATCH queue
      TRANSPOSE       : A command to transpose a Gildas data file.

Subsections

- Window Mode
- Query Mode
- EDIT Mode
- Specifying the .init File
- Errors and Aborting
- Log Files
- Synchronizing Jobs
- Obtaining Explanations: HELP RUN TaskName Command