List of TSO/E Commands
Following is a list of the TSO/E commands that are documented in this topic and the major function each command performs.
The commands in this topic are not documented individually. They are documented according to the task each command performs. For an individual description of each command and its operands, see z/OS TSO/E Command Reference.
| Command | Abbreviation | Function |
|---|---|---|
| ALLOCATE | ALLOC | Allocating data sets. |
| CALL | CALL | Loading and executing programs. |
| CANCEL | CANCEL | Halting a submitted job. |
| DELETE | DEL | Deleting one or more data set entries or one or more members of a partitioned data set. |
| EDIT | E | Entering data into data sets, or directly modifying data that is already in a data set. |
| EXEC | EX | Executes a CLIST or REXX exec. |
| FREE | FREE | Releasing (deallocating) a previously allocated data set. |
| HELP | H | Obtaining information about the function, syntax, and operands of commands and subcommands and information about certain messages. |
| LISTALC | LISTA | Listing the data sets that are currently allocated to the TSO/E session. |
| LISTBC | LISTB | Listing mail and notices for your installation. |
| LISTCAT | LISTC | Listing the data sets beginning with your prefix or the data sets in a particular catalog. |
| LISTDS | LISTD | Listing certain attributes of data sets. |
| LOGOFF | LOGOFF | Ending a terminal session. |
| LOGON | LOGON | Accessing the system. |
| OUTPUT | OUT | Listing or directing held output. |
| PRINTDS | PR | Printing a data set on a system printer. |
| PROFILE | PROF | Listing or changing your user profile. |
| RECEIVE | RECEIVE | Receiving a transmitted message or data set. |
| RENAME | REN | Changing the name of a non-VSAM cataloged data set or a member of a partitioned data set, or creating an alias name for a member of a partitioned data set. |
| RUN | R | Compiling, loading, and executing source statements in a data set. |
| SEND | SE | Sending messages to another terminal user or the system operator on your system. |
| SMCOPY | SMC | Copying one data set to another |
| STATUS | ST | Checking the progress of a job. |
| SUBMIT | SUB | Submitting a background job for processing. |
| TERMINAL | TERM | Listing or changing the operating characteristics of your terminal. |
| TRANSMIT | XMIT | Sending messages or data sets to users on your system or on another system. |