A copy of the IVS master schedule is kept on the pcfs machines and is used by several scripts to support observations. It is updated regularly during the year.

A copy of the text format schedule is kept in

/usr2/AuscopeUtils/schedules/master12.txt

where the 12 refers to the last two digits of the year.

The most recent version is kept at Goddard here ftp://ivs.bkg.bund.de/pub/vlbi/ivscontrol/master12.txt

Compare the top part of these files and look for a difference in the Last Updated line. If there's a difference, update the local copy as follows:

• Log on to any pcfs machine as prog

• cd /usr2/AuscopeUtils/schedules

• Make sure the local code repository is up to date :

  git pull origin master

• get the new version of the master schedule from Goddard and put it in the current directory:

  ncftpget ftp://ivs.bkg.bund.de/pub/vlbi/ivscontrol/master12.txt

• commit the new version :

  git commit -m "New version, March 16 2011" master12.txt

  Note the text in quotes should be changed accordingly

• and place the new version in the master repository

  git push origin master

• Lastly, it's a good idea to synchronise these changes amongst the other pcfs machines. So log on to the other two machines as prog and type

  cd /usr2; git pull origin master