sbgrid-cli.md
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- [verify configuration files](#verify-configuration-files)
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- [Install software for multiple platforms](#install-software-for-multiple-platforms)
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- [Logging](#logging)
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+- [Configuring a proxy](#configuring-a-proxy)
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- [Software Version Management in the SBGrid environment](#software-version-management-in-the-sbgrid-environment)
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- [Running SBGrid software](#running-sbgrid-software)
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- [Known Issues](#known-issues)
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`sbgrid-cli` writes log files to `$HOME/.sbgrid/logs`
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+## Configuring a proxy
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+`sbgrid-cli` will use the `HTTP_PROXY` and/or `HTTPS_PROXY` variables if set in the environment.
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+For example, adding
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+export HTTP_PROXY="http://my.example.proxy:3128"
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+will use the value above to make outbound http connections.
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## Software Version Management in the SBGrid environment
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If you have a single version of an application installed, explicit version selection in your environment is not needed.