Running a subcommand

A subcommand is a command that is passed to the OMVS command processor (instead of to the shell). Most subcommands are used to control, or temporarily change, the OMVS interface. You can issue a subcommand in two ways:

• Type the subcommand on the shell command line and press the Subcommand function key, if you have one defined.
• Switch to subcommand mode and enter the subcommand.

The names of the subcommands match the names of the functions listed in Table 1. Some subcommands have aliases; for information on the subcommands and their aliases, see OMVS - Invoke the z/OS shell in z/OS UNIX System Services Command Reference.