Command syntax conventions
The command syntax used in this publication involves lowercase
characters that have special meanings. For example, the characters
v, x, and n in $S Ivvvv[-vvvv] and $E Lnnnn.xxn mean that you may
code values for these characters according to the rules depicted in Table 1.
Character | Meaning |
---|---|
a | Alphabetic (A-Z) |
c | All EBCDIC characters except ( ) - = , |
n | Numeric (0-9) |
m | Numeric (0-9) |
h | Hexadecimal (0-9 and A-F) |
j | Alphabetic (A-Z) and the special characters $ # @ |
v | Alphabetic (A-Z) and numeric (0-9) |
x | Alphabetic (A-Z), numeric (0-9), and the special characters $ # @ |
When entering JES2 operator commands, follow the syntax
rules in Table 2, unless specifically indicated
otherwise.
Notation | Description | Example | |
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Book Syntax | Sample Entry | ||
$ | The command is a JES2 command. Enter the $ command identifier as shown. (See notes below.) | $S Ivvvv[-vvvv] | $S I3-7 |
Apostrophes (also referred to as single quotation marks) | Must be entered as shown. | $D MRn[-n],‘message’ | $D MR2-33, ‘OK’ |
Brackets | Enter all, some, or none of the enclosed parameters in any order. Do not enter the brackets | $S I[vvvv[-vvvv] ] | $S I3 |
Ellipsis (...) | The parameter can be repeated. You cannot enter both unit record and teleprocessing (tp) devices on the same command. Do not enter the ellipsis. | $Z PRTnnnnn[,PRTnnnnn]... | $Z PRT2,PRT3,PRT4 |
Lower case | A parameter must be substituted. You can enter the parameter in either uppercase or lowercase. | $T LNEn,P=[password] | $T LNE4,P=SECRET or
$t lne4,p=secret
|
Parentheses | Must be entered as shown if more than one value is specified. | $T PRT3,V=(volume, [,volume]...) |
$T PRT3,V=(v1,v2) |
Single quotation marks (see Apostrophe) | Must be entered as shown. | $D MRn[-n],‘message’ | $D MR2-33, ‘OK’ |
Items in braces- stacked or denoted by an OR symbol (|) | One and only one of the parameters must be entered unless otherwise noted. Do not enter the braces or the OR symbol. | $D {Jn|Sn|Tn} OR $D {Jn }
|
$D J100 |
Underscore | The underscored parameter is the system default. If you do not enter any of the parameters, the system will supply the underscored parameter. | $D A [{,JOB|,STC|,TSU}] | $D A,STC |
Uppercase | The parameter must be spelled as shown. You can enter the parameter in either uppercase or lowercase. | $C A | $C A or
$c a
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Notes:
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This publication uses the full syntax for the LINE and LOGON commands. JES2 accepts LNE for LINE and LGN for LOGON if you prefer to use the shorter syntax for these commands.
This publication may use sysid to denote “system identifier or member name”. Likewise, jobid denotes “job identifier”. A job identifier is the type of job (JOB, TSU, or STC) followed by the job number.