If you are an experienced MVS™ user,
you might prefer to use the ISPF shell instead
of shell commands or TSO/E commands
to work with the z/OS UNIX file
system. You can access the ISPF shell from
a TSO/E command,
or you can access it from within ISPF:
- To access the shell from the TSO/E Ready prompt,
enter:
ISHELL
- To access the shell from the Option line
of an ISPF panel, enter:
TSO ISHELL
- If you have the appropriate ISPF menu option installed, you can
access the shell from the primary ISPF panel. Select option 6 and
follow the panel instructions to access the shell.
Figure 1 shows the main panel for
the ISPF shell.
Figure 1. UNIX System Services ISPF
shell main panel File Directory Special_file Tools File_systems Options Setup Help
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UNIX System Services ISPF Shell
Enter a pathname and do one of these:
- Press Enter.
- Select an action bar choice.
- Specify an action code or command on the command line.
Return to this panel to work with a different pathname.
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F1=Help F3=Exit F5=Retrieve F6=Keyshelp F7=Backward F8=Forward
F10=Actions F11=Command F12=Cancel
The EUID field shows the current effective
user ID for the session. If you have authorization, you can enter su on
the command line to switch to the superuser. The EUID for the superuser
is 0. For detailed information about using the ISPF shell, see z/OS UNIX System Services User's Guide.