Customizing the z/OS shell

If you are interested in working with the z/OS® shell, read this information as well as:

• Working with z/OS shell commands
• Writing z/OS shell scripts

You can personalize your use of the z/OS shell. This topic covers this information:

• Creating or modifying your .profile file.
• Understanding shell variables.
• Customizing your shell environment with the ENV variable.
• Customizing the search path for commands with the PATH variable.
• Improving the performance of shell scripts.
• Changing the locale.
• Customizing the language of messages.
• Setting the time zone.
• Building a STEPLIB environment.
• Setting options for a shell session.