The TAPCMD User Interface

The user interface for entering Tape Manager commands is the TAPCMD module. This component should be installed on a CMS minidisk or SFS directory for any user to whom you want to provide Tape Manager services. For more information on TAPCMD, see the IBM® Tape Manager for z/VM® User's Guide and Reference.

The generalized command interface is as follows:

TAPCMD tape_manager_command tape_manager_command_operands (tapcmd_options

When the TAPCMD module is invoked, it looks for its associated defaults file, which is TAPCMD DEFAULTS. The next section describes how the DEFAULTS file is used.