Chapter 3

OS/400 Command Structure and Control Language

CL Command Name
CRTLIB Noun (object of the action) Library Verb (action) Create

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Verb/Action Cl Abbreviation Verb/Action Cl Abbreviation

Add Change Clear Create Copy Delete Display Hold

ADD CHG CLR CRT CPY DLT DSP HLD

Release Remove Restore Retrieve Save Send Submit Work with

RLS RMV RST RTV SAV SND SBM WRK

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Nouns
Noun
CL Abbreviation

Noun

CL Abbreviation

Configuratio n Command Description Entry File Job Library List

CFG

Member

MBR

CMD Message D Object E Queue F Source JOB Spool LIB Subsystem Understanding AS/400 System Operations L System

MSG OBJ Q SRC SPL SBS SYS

Verbs, Nouns and Adjectives

CL Abbr.
ACT BRK EDT PRT

Meaning
Active Break Edit Printer

CL Abbr.
CUR PRF STR WRK

Meaning
Current Profile Start Work
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Practice Verbs
Verb
Create Work Display Change Delete Retrieve

CL Abbr.

Verb
Remove Copy Save Restore Command Move

CL Abbr.

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Word
File Object

Abbr.

Word
User Profile

Abbr.

Library
Physical Descriptio n

Queue
Message System
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Command With Adjective

CHGCURLIB Noun (object of the action) Library Adjective (qualifier) Current

Verb (action)Change

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Common CL Commands
Command
CRTLIB CPYF WRKSPLF CRTSRCPF

Meaning
Create Library Copy File Work with Spool Files Create Source Physical File
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Practice Commands
Command
WRKACTJOB DSPJOBD DLTPF CHGMSGQ
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Meaning

Practice
Abbr.
ADD

Meaning

Abbr.
CHG

Meaning

DSP
SND

DLT
WRK

SAV
SRC

RST
M
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Practice
Abbr. CRT Meaning Abbr. RTV Meaning

HLD
RLS

RMV
SBM

CPY

STR

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Practice Commands
Command Meaning
CRTLIB CRTSRCPF

Command
CPYF CRTDUPOBJ

Meaning

CRTPF
CRTLF DSPPFM

RNMOBJ
ADDLFM ADDPFM
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Practice Commands
Command
ADDLIBLE

Meaning

Command
STRSDA

Meaning

DSPLIBL
STRPDM

WRKSPLF
WRKOUTQ

STRSEU
STRWTR

WRKJOBQ
WRKACTJOB
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Practice Commands
Command
HLDWTR

Meaning Command
DSPMSG

Meaning

RLSWTR
ENDWTR

HLDJOB
RLSJOB

SNDMSG
SNDBRKMSG

HLDOUTQ
RLSOUTQ
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Practice Commands
Command
PWRDWNSYS

Meaning

Command
CHGJOB

Meaning

WRKUSRJOB
DSPUSRPRF

CHGCURLIB
CHGLIB

DSPSYSVAL
MOVOBJ

WRKLIB
WRKJOBD
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Command Prompt - Values

Create Library (CRTLIB) Type choices, press Enter. Library . . . . . . . . . . . . Library type . . . . . . . . . . Text 'description' . . . . . . . ________________ __________ Name *PROD *PROD, *TEST *BLANK_____________________________

F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Refresh F13=How to use this display

F10=Additional parameters F24=More keys

Bottom F12=Cancel

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Command Prompt - Keywords

Create Library (CRTLIB) Type choices, press Enter. Library . . . . . . . . . . . . LIB __________ Library type . . . . . . . . . . TYPE *PROD Text 'description' . . . . . . . TEXT *BLANK __________________________________________________________________________

F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Refresh F13=How to use this display

F10=Additional parameters F24=More keys

Bottom F12=Cancel

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Field Prompting
Specify Value for Parameter TYPE

Type choice, press Enter.

Library type . . . . . . . . . . *PROD *TEST

*PROD

F3=Exit

F5=Refresh

F12=Cancel

F13=How to use this display

F24=More keys

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Contextual Help - Field

Create Library (CRTLIB)

Type choices, press Enter.

Library . . . . . . . . . . . . LIB ____________ Library type . . . . . . . . . . TYPE *PROD Text 'descrip ................................................................ : Library type (TYPE) - Help : : : : Specifies the type of library being created. : : : : *PROD : : This is a production library. Database files in : : production libraries cannot be opened for updating if : : a user is in debug mode and he requested that : : production libraries be protected. A user can protect : : all database files in production libraries by : : specifying UPDPROD(*NO) on the Start Debug (STRDBG) : : command to begin testing. However, this protection : : More... : : F2=Extended help F10=Move to top F11=InfoSeeker : F3=Exit F4= : F12=Cancel F20=Enlarge F24=More keys : F13=How to us : : :..............................................................:

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Additional Parameters
Create Library (CRTLIB)

Type choices, press Enter.

Library . . . . . . . . . . . . LIB ___________ Library type . . . . . . . . . . TYPE *PROD Text 'description' . . . . . . . TEXT *BLANK_________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ Additional Parameters

Authority . . . . . . Auxiliary storage pool Create authority . . . Create object auditing

. . ID . . . .

. . . .

. . . .

. . . .

AUT ASP CRTAUT CRTOBJAUD

*LIBCRTAUT 1 *SYSVAL *SYSVAL

F3=Exit F4=Prompt F24=More keys

F5=Refresh

F12=Cancel

Bottom F13=How to use this display

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Command Format

Commands written in one of these forms

Keyword Positional Combination

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Commands With Parameters

Command Name

Parameter Parameter Parameter (value) (value) (value) | | | | CRTLIB LIB(MYLIBR) TYPE(*PROD) TEXT(My Library) / | \ KEYWORD KEYWORD KEYWORD

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Positional Notation
Command Parameter Parameter Parameter Name 1 (LIB) 2 (TYPE) 3 (TEXT) | | / / | | / / | | / / | | / / CRTLIB MYLIBR *PROD My Library

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Combined
CRTLIB MYLIBR TYPE(*PROD) TEXT(My Library)

There is a rule to remember when you mix parameter entry types: Once you use your first keyword parameter, you cannot go back to using positional parameters. Incorrect Example: CRTLIB MYLIBR

TYPE(*PROD)

My Library

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Skip Parameter
CRTLIB MYLIBR TEXT(My Library)

Use *N for default parameter.

CRTLIB MYLIBR *N My Library

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Major Menu
MAJOR Major Command Groups System: BIGBLUE

Select one of the following:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Select Command by Name Verb Commands Subject Commands Object Management Commands File Commands Save and Restore Commands Work Management Commands Data Management Commands Security Commands Print Commands Spooling Commands System Control Commands Program Commands SLTCMD VERB SUBJECT CMDOBJMGT CMDFILE CMDSAVRST CMDWRKMGT CMDDTAMGT CMDSEC CMDPRT CMDSPL CMDSYSCTL CMDPGM More...

Selection or command ===> _________________________________________________________________________

F3=Exit F4=Prompt F9=Retrieve F16=AS/400 Main menu (C) COPYRIGHT IBM CORP. 1980, 1998. F12=Cancel F13=Information Assistant

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Subject Menu
CMDLIB Library Commands

Select one of the following:

Commands 1. Change Current Library 2. Change Library 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Clear Library Copy Library Create Library Delete library Display Library Display Library Description Query Document Library Reclaim Library Restore Library Restore S/36 Library Members

CHGCURLIB CHGLIB CLRLIB CPYLIB CRTLIB DLTLIB DSPLIB DSPLIBD QRYDOCLIB RCLLIB RSTLIB RSTS36LIBM More...

Selection or command ===> _________________________________________________________________________ F3=Exit F4=Prompt F9=Retrieve F12=Cancel F16=Major menu

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Accessing a Menu
Go to Menu (GO) Type choices, press Enter. Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Library . . . . . . . . . . . Return point . . . . . . . . . . Name, generic*, *ALL Name, *LIBL, *CURLIB... *YES, *NO

*LIBL *YES

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Command Menus
Access menus grouped by Command GO CMDWRK (all work commands) GO CMDxxx (where xxx is any section of a command) GO CMD* (All commands) GO CMDC* (Commands starting with a C)
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Command Entry

BIGBLUE Request level: 7

Previous commands and messages:

(No previous commands or messages)

Bottom Type command, press Enter. ===> __________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ F3=Exit F4=Prompt F9=Retrieve F10=Include detailed messages F11=Display full F12=Cancel F13=Information Assistant F24=More keys

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Command Entry Screen

Command Entry BIGBLUE Request level: 4

All previous commands and messages: > /* */ 3 > go cmdprt 3 > call qcmd 4 > CPYF FROMFILE(ASDF) TOFILE(*PRINT) From-file ASDF in *LIBL not found. Copy command ended because of error. 4 > gomajor Command GOMAJOR in library *LIBL not found. Error found on GOMAJOR command. 4 > go Major 4 > Call qcmd End of requests.
Bottom Type command, press Enter. ===> ________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________ F3=Exit F4=Prompt F9=Retrieve F10=Exclude detailed messages F11=Display full F12=Cancel F13=Information Assistant F24=More keys

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