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File No. S360-36
Form C28-200.l-2 TSS
Systems Reference Library
IBM System/360 Time Sharing System
Command System User's Guide
The command system in Time Sharing System/360
gives to the user the facilities he needs for
constructing, executing, and debugging his
programs; also, he can create, modify, share,
and copy data sets; he can move them to or from
input/output devices. The user can modify and
add to the IBM-supplied command system to meet
his specific requirements.
Third Edition (September 1968)
This is a major revision of, and makes obsolete, Form
C28-200l-l and Technical Newsletters N28-3003, N28-30l3, and
N28-3027.
This publication reflects extensive changes made to the
command system. The user has broader and more flexible means
of creating and editing VISAM data sets with 16 new text edit-
ing commands. Furthermore, the user can alter the IBM-
supplied command system to suit his own needs and even write
his own commands.
'l'his edition is current with Version 3, Modification 0, and
remains in effect for all subsequent versions or modifications
of IBM System/360 Time Sharing System unless otherwise indi-
cated. Significant changes or additions to this publication
will be provided in new editions or Technical Newsletters.
Before using this publication in connection with the operation
of IBM systems, refer to the latest edition of IBM s*stem/360
Time Sharing System: Addendum, Form C28-2043, for t e ed~
tions of publ~cations that are applicable and current.
Requests for copies of IBM publications should be made to
your IBM representative or to the IBM branch office serving
your locality.
A form is provided at the back of this publication for read-
er's comments. If the form has been removed, comments may be
addressed to IBM Corporation, System/360 Time Sharing System
programming publications, Department 561, 2651 Strang Boule-
vard, Yorktown Heights, N. Y. 10598.
@ Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 1966,
1967, 1968
PREFACE
The IBM System/360 Time Sharing System, TSS/360, provides specific
facilities for each class of system-user. One set of facilities, reserved
for the system manager and his administrators, is described in IBM System/
360 Time Sharing System: Managers and Administrators Guide, Form C28-
2024. Another set, reserved for the system operator, is described in
IBM System/360 Time Sharing System: Operator's Guide, Form C28-2033-2.
A third set of facilities, reserved for those who are concerned with
using the system is described in this publication. In TSS/360, this type
of individual is called a "user," whether he is a system programmer, an
applications programmer, or someone who uses the system only on an in-
quiry basis.
Part I of this publication deals with the basic command system and
how to write commands. The following parts describe the specific commands
in functional groups. Each command is described under seven points:
introductory statement, format illustration, operand descriptions, func-
tional description, programming notes, cautions, and examples.
The appendixes contain reference material such as command formats,
printer- and punch-control codes, user-profile tables, and how to sub-
mit bulk input to the system.
PREREQUISITE PUBLICATIONS
Effective use of this manual requires an understanding of TSS/360 and
the relationships that exist among the individuals who use the system.
See IBM System/360 Time Sharing System: Concepts and Facilities, Form
C28-2003.
Use of this manual at a terminal requires knowledge of the instructions
for operating the IBM 2741 and IBM 1052 terminals in the TSS/360 environ-
ment. These are given in IBM System/360 Time Sharing System: Terminal
User's Guide, Form C28-2017.
PUBLICATIONS CHECK LIST
IBM System/360 Time Sharing System: System Messages, Form C28-2037
IBM System /360 Time Sharing System: Concepts and Facilities, Form
C28-2003
IBM S~stem/360 Time Sharing S~stem: Terminal User's Guide, Form
C28-2017
IBM S~stemL360 Time Sharing S~stem: Assembler User Macro Instructions.,
Form C28-2004
IBM S~stem/360 Time Sharing S~stem: Assembler Programmer's Guide,
Form C28-2032
IBM S~stem/360 Time Sharing S~stem: FORTRAN Programmer's Guide,
Form C28-2025
IBM S~stem/360 Time Sharing S~stem: Linkage Editor, Form C28-2005
IBM S~stem/360 Time Sharing S~stem: S~stem Programmer's Guide,
Form C28-2008
CONTENTS
PART I: INTRODUCTION 7 POD? Conunand . . 48
Conunands 7 VT Command . . 50
Command Format and TV Conunand . 51
Notation . .