Commands reference

Use commands to manage queue manager objects (control commands, MQSC commands, PCF commands), MFT objects, and MQIPT.

Command sets comparison
The tables in this section compare the facilities available for AIX®, Linux®, and Windows from the different administration command sets, and also show whether you can perform each function by using the IBM MQ Explorer or REST API.
IBM MQ control commands reference
Reference information about the IBM MQ control commands.
MQSC commands reference
Use MQSC commands to manage queue manager objects, including the queue manager itself, queues, process definitions, channels, client connection channels, listeners, services, namelists, clusters, and authentication information objects.
Programmable command formats (PCFs) reference
PCFs define command and reply messages that can be exchanged across a network between a program and any queue manager that supports PCFs. This simplifies queue manager administration and other network administration.
CL commands for IBM i reference
A list of CL commands for IBM i, grouped according to command type.
MFT commands reference
All Managed File Transfer (MFT) commands are listed with links to their detailed descriptions.
MQIPT commands reference
Reference information about the syntax and usage of the various IBM MQ Internet Pass-Thru (MQIPT) commands.

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Administration using MQSC commands