Connecting to the shell

To work interactively, the shell user connects to the system in one of the following ways:
  • Logs on to TSO/E and enters the TSO/E command OMVS, which invokes a shell. The OMVS command provides a 3270 terminal interface to the shell, and you can use the options to customize the interface - for example, function key settings.
  • Issues the rlogin command, which invokes the shell. It provides an asynchronous terminal interface to the shell, which is familiar to UNIX users.
  • Issues the telnet command, which invokes the shell. It provides an asynchronous terminal interface to the shell, which is familiar to UNIX users.

See z/OS V2R2.0 UNIX System Services User's Guide for a description of these interfaces to the shell.

After the user logs in to the shell, the system initializes the shell. See Customizing the z/OS UNIX shells for information about customizing the shell invocation.

Parent topic: Customizing the shells and utilities