Using the end-of-line character
To include the end-of-line character in the command that is passed to Linux®, you must specify it with a leading escape character.
If you are using the standard settings with a double quotation mark character (") as the escape character and the number sign (#) as the end-of-line character, you must specify "# to pass # to Linux.
If you specify the end-of-line character without a leading escape character, z/VM® CP interprets it as an end-of-line character that ends the VINPUT command.
Example
In this example, a number sign is intended to mark the begin of a comment in the bash command. This character is misinterpreted as the beginning of a second command.
#cp vinput pvmsg echo ""%N%umber signs start bash comments"" #like this one CP VINPUT PVMSG ECHO "%N%UMBER SIGNS START BASH COMMENTS" LIKE THIS ONE HCPCMD001E Unknown CP command: LIKE ...
The escape character prevents the number sign from being interpreted as an end-of-line character:
#cp vinput pvmsg echo ""%N%umber signs start bash comments"" "#like this one VINPUT PVMSG ECHO "%N%UMBER SIGNS START BASH COMMENTS" #LIKE THIS ONE echo "Number signs start bash comments" #like this one Number signs start bash comments