CL Commands

AS400.md

Short description of some important CL commands

Content

1. Important special keys
2. CL Commands
   1. Commands
   2. When you need more room on the command line
   3. Object (file) types
   4. Values
3. Scheduler
4. SEU Editor
5. Programming
   1. Program Development Manager
   2. C Programming
   3. CL Programming
6. Download report

Important special keys

F1 Online help
F3 Exit
F4 Prompt screen (entry screen whose fields prompt you for parameters)
F9 Retrives the previously entered commands
F12 Cancel
F13 User support and education menu
F16 Major commands (GO MAJOR)
F23 Set current menu as initial menu (see change in chgprf)
F24 More keys

CL Commands

CL commands usually starts with:

str... start
dsp... display
crt... create
wrk... work with
chg... change

Commands

Command	Description
signoff	logout
go <menu>	go to menu
smdmsg	send message
dspmsg	display message
dltf	delete file
rnmobj obj(oldname) objtype(*file) newobj(newname)	rename object
cpyf	copy file (F4 show parameters)
chgprf	change profile
chgpwd	change password
chgcurlib	change current library
strschidx	search indexer (help)
go support	user support and education menu
stredu	start education
dspkbdmap	display keyboard map
go assist	operational assistent
wrksysact	cpu usage
dsplib	list of files in library
dsplibl	display your library list
dspfd	list members in file
dsppmf	display a file or file members contents
crtdupobj	copy files or objects
cpysrcf	copy file members
rnmobj	rename files or objects
rnmm	rename file members
dltf	delete files
dltpgm	delete pgm
rmvm	delete file members
edtlibl	edit your library list
crtlib	create library
dltlib	delete library
crtpf	create physical file
crtsrcpf	create source physical file
wrksplf	work with print spooler
sndnetf	send file
rcvnetf	receive file
wrknetf	work with net files
dspjob - 4	display spooled filesv
dspobjd	display object details

When you need more room on the command line

call qcmd then F11

Object (file) types

*LIB Library
*FILE File
*CMD Command
*PGM Program

Values

*LIBL refers to library list
*PRINT printer

Scheduler

ADDJOBSCDE add job schedule entry
CHGJOBSCDE change job
WRKJOBSCDE list of jobs

SEU Editor

strseu run seu

Commands

i insert line
rp duplicate line
d (dd,dd) delete line
c (cc,cc,a|b) copy lines
m (mm,mm,a|b) move lines
find something search for
save [new member] saves changes

Programming

Program Development Manager

wrkmbrpdm listing files members

C Programming

strpdm Programming development manager
crtcmod Create C module
crtpgm Create PGM from module
crtpgm pgm(xberan/sesstest) module(xberan/sesstest) bnddir(qsnapi)
crtbndc Create Bound C program
crtbnddir Create binding directory (CRTBNDDIR BNDDIR(MYBNDDIR) MODULES (MOD1, MOD2))
updpgm Update PGM
crtsrvpgm Create SRVPGM
dspmod Display exports in module
rtvbndsrc Create binder language code which can be used as EXPORT param of CRTSRVPGM
wrkmsgd <id> Show message/error description

CL Programming

crtclpgm Create CL programm

Example

crtsrcpf xberan/qclsrc Create file
strseu xberan/qclsrc getobjdata Open SEU editor

PGM                                                       
                                                          
             DSPOBJD    OBJ(ESGR4OBJ/*ALL) OBJTYPE(*PGM) +
                          DETAIL(*FULL) OUTPUT(*OUTFILE) +
                          OUTFILE(XBERAN/OBJDOUT)         
                                                          
ENDPGM

crtclpgm getobjdata Compile program

Download report

generate report
wrksplf xberan
8 - for attributes

cpysplf + F4
Spooled file:
To Database File: SPOOLFILE
Job Name:
User:
Number:
Spooled File Number:
Control Character: *PRTCTL
ftp 10.0.1.51
get spoolfile.spoolfile
wrksplf xberan
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