#!/bin/bash

#SBATCH -N 2 
# use other parameterization as appropriate

JOBDIR="/localscratch/${SLURM_JOB_ID}"


# copy the input file on all nodes
sbcast <somefile> $JOBDIR/<somefile>

# NOTE: Unlike 'cp' which accepts a directory and would assume that 
#       the destination file carries the same name, 'sbcast'
#       requires that a filename is given for the destination.