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Last updated: 2019-07-10
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Contents
- Figures............................................................................................................... xiii
- Tables..................................................................................................................xv
- About this document...........................................................................................xix
- Who should use this document.................................................................................................................xix
- How this document is organized............................................................................................................... xix
- Where to find more information................................................................................................................ xix
- How to read syntax diagrams.....................................................................................................................xx
- Symbols.................................................................................................................................................xx
- Syntax items..........................................................................................................................................xx
- Syntax examples.................................................................................................................................. xxi
- How to send your comments to IBM................................................................... xxiii
- If you have a technical problem.............................................................................................................. xxiii
- Summary of changes.......................................................................................... xxv
- Summary of changes for z/OS Version 2 Release 4 (V2R4).................................................................... xxv
- Summary of changes for z/OS Version 2 Release 3 (V2R3).................................................................... xxv
- Summary of changes for z/OS Version 2 Release 2 (V2R2)................................................................... xxvi
Chapter 1. TSO/E commands and subcommands
Using a TSO/E command............................................................................................................................. 1
Positional operands................................................................................................................................1
Keyword operands..................................................................................................................................1
How to read the TSO/E command syntax....................................................................................................2
Abbreviating keyword operands............................................................................................................ 3
Comments...............................................................................................................................................4
Line continuation.................................................................................................................................... 4
Delimiters................................................................................................................................................5
Using the HELP command............................................................................................................................5
Explanations of commands.................................................................................................................... 5
Syntax interpretation of HELP information............................................................................................ 6
Explanations of subcommands.............................................................................................................. 6
Using commands for VSAM and Non-VSAM data sets................................................................................ 6
TSO/E commands and subcommands........................................................................................................ 7
Summary of TSO/E commands....................................................................................................................7
ALLOCATE command
Data sets with SMS................................................................................................................................. 9
Allocating non-SMS-managed data sets............................................................................................. 10
Allocating z/OS UNIX data sets............................................................................................................10
Determining the SYSOUT class............................................................................................................ 10
ALLOCATE command syntax................................................................................................................ 11
ALLOCATE command operands........................................................................................................... 16
ALLOCATE command return codes...................................................................................................... 41
ALLOCATE command examples........................................................................................................... 41
ALTLIB command
Search order for libraries..................................................................................................................... 47
Using ALTLIB with most applications.................................................................................................. 48
Using ALTLIB with concurrent applications.........................................................................................48
Using ALTLIB in ISPF............................................................................................................................48
Using ALTLIB in the IPCS dialog.......................................................................................................... 49
Stacking Application-Level library requests........................................................................................49
ALTLIB command syntax......................................................................................................................50
ALTLIB command operands.................................................................................................................51
ALTLIB command return codes........................................................................................................... 53
ALTLIB command examples................................................................................................................ 53
ATTRIB command
ATTRIB command syntax......................................................................................................................53