(please also cf. man qsub)

#!/bin/bash --login
#$ -N [jobname]
# job resources
#$ -l mem_free=[xxxM]|[yyyG]
#$ -l h_rt=HH:MM:SS
#$ -q [name_of_job_queue]
#$ -pe [name_of_parallel_env] [no_of_cpu_cores]
# cd to execution path
#$ -cwd
# mail stuff
#$ -o stdout.out
#$ -e stderr.out
#$ -j [no|yes]
#$ -m [n|b|e|e,b,...]  
#$ -M [name_of_your_mailbox]

(where "|" signifies exclusive OR and all lines beginning with #$ are directives interpreted the batch job scheduler)

#!/bin/bash --login

## invoke an appropriate **login** shell 

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\\ \\ <code> #$ -N [jobname] </code> <file> freely choose your own job name (gotcha: string is not(!) allowed to start with a numerical character and special characters like #, @, ? and * are not(!) permitted) </file> \\ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\\ \\ <file> The next directives ask for host resources your job needs, please choose carefully </file> <code> #$ -l mem_free=[xxxM]

sum of resident/physical memory in Mebibytes or Gibibytes used by all processes within your job

#$ -l h_rt=[HH:MM:SS]

hard runtime/wall clock time limit of your job in **HOURS:MINS:SECS**

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\\ \\ <code> #$ -q [name_of_job_queue] </code> <file> (special) queue the job is to be scheduled (**parameter generally not needed**) </file> <code> #$ -pe [name_of_parallel_env] [no_of_cpu_cores] (possible parallel environments are mp (runs on a single node) and ompi (multiple nodes) </code> <file> (special) parallel environment and number of cores for your job </file> \\ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\\ \\ <code> #$ -cwd </code> <file> change to (current) directory, where your input files reside </file> \\ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\\ \\ <code> #$ -o stdout.out </code> <file> file where stdout of shell is redirected </file> <code> #$ -e stderr.out </code> <file> file where stderr of shell is redirected </file> <code> #$ -j [no

stderr and stdout should (yes) or shouldn't (no) be redirected to same file/merged

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

#$ -m [n|b|e|e,b,...] 

mails about job status changes (n, no mail; b, beginning; e, end; ...) are send to the address given in [name_of_mailbox] 
or no mails (n) are send

#$ -M [name_of_your_mailbox]

only needed when mails should be send