Primary commands
Primary commands appear on the dialog panels in area 1 .
There are several common primary commands that you can use for most
panels. Not all commands, however, are available for every panel.
Primary commands that are valid for a particular panel are listed
in the panel. See Primary command reference for a complete
description of the primary commands.
- ?
- Invokes the help facility, if available, for the current panel. See Help facility and HELP for more information.
- FIND
- Searches the field specified on the SET command for a specified character string. If a match is found, the panel entry that contains the character string is displayed at the top of the scrollable area. See FIND for a complete description of the FIND command.
- LOCATE
- Searches the field specified on the SET command for a character string that satisfies a specified search argument. If a match is located, the panel entry that contains the character string is displayed at the top of the scrollable area. See LOCATE for a complete description of the LOCATE command.
- NEXT
- This command repeats the last FIND or LOCATE command, searching forward. See NEXT for a complete description of the NEXT command.
- PREVIOUS
- This command repeats the last FIND or LOCATE command, searching backward. See PREVIOUS for a complete description of the PREVIOUS command.
- SET
- Specifies the field to be acted on by the FIND and LOCATE primary commands. See SET for a complete description of the SET command.
- SORT
- For panels with sortable fields, the SORT command specifies the field by which the display should be sorted and, optionally, whether the sorted field should be displayed in ascending or descending order. See SORT for a complete description of the SORT command.
- TERSE
- The TERSE command displays the panel with only one line of information for each item. See TERSE for a complete description of the TERSE command.
- VERBOSE
- The VERBOSE command displays the panel with multiple lines of information for each item. See VERBOSE for a complete description of the VERBOSE command.