Commands have two parts

• Parameters

• Command Name

 

Example:

  DSPLIB  LIB(LSS)

 (Command )               (Parameter )

-Command names are of 2 parts

• Function of a command

• Object on which command is performed

 

Each  parameter  is  made  of  2  parts   

• Keyword

• Value 

    

Example :

  CRTLIB LIB(LSS)

  LIB-Keyword  LSS-Value

 Keywords form :

 DSPLIB LIB(paylib)    OUTPUT(*print)

 DSPLIB OUTPUT (*print) LIB(paylib)

 

 Positional form

 DSPLIB      Paylib     *print

 

Command parameter types

Parameters are of two types

• Required

• Optional

 

Values for parameters can be

• User defined value

• System defined value

Example:

    CRTLIB  LIB(LSS)    TYPE(*prod)  AUT(*LIBCRTAUT))

     LIB                  - Required

     TYPE & AUT   - Optional