Primary command descriptions

Primary commands are presented in this section in alphabetical order. The following information is provided for each command, as applicable:

• Full name of the command with its abbreviation(s) in parentheses.
• Purpose of the command.
• Functions (Browse, Edit, Print, Selection Criteria, XREF, Reformat, and Compare), utilities (Copy, Search/Update, VSAM, and VTOC), and display modes (character, formatted, vertical formatted, or unformatted) in which you can use the command.
• A syntax diagram that shows the full syntax required to execute the command including all parameters. If a parameter has multiple values, the values are stacked vertically.
• The use of the command without and/or with parameters, as applicable.
• Descriptions of each parameter. Abbreviations for the parameter, if available, are also listed.
• Guidelines for the command not covered under one of the parameters.

For an explanation of the primary command syntax, see Syntax Diagram Notation Rules in the Introduction.

This section provides information about the following commands: