Command (option 6)

When you select this option, the ISPF Command Shell panel shown in Figure 1 is displayed. You can enter TSO commands, CLISTs, and REXX EXECs on the Command line of any panel and in the Line Command field on data set list displays (option 3.4). However, the ISPF Command Shell panel provides additional capabilities:

You can enter TSO commands, ISPF commands, CLISTs, and REXX execs in a separate, but optional, ISPF Command field. This field is displayed only if your installation chooses to do so. The default panel shown in Figure 1 does not display this field. When you use this field, commands that are typed in the TSO Command Entry field (==>) are not blanked out when you enter the SPLIT command to split the screen.
Note: If you use this field, you will not have access to the saved command area (see The saved command area).
You can enter Session Manager mode, but only if this licensed program is installed. See Using the session manager for more information.
You can enter a long command that continues on these two lines.

Figure 1. ISPF Command Shell panel (ISRTSO)

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 Place cursor on choice and press enter to Retrieve command

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