To find a command on the system, you can press the F4 function key on an empty command line. (GO MAJOR). From here, you can find most IBM i operating system commands.
Control Language is the primary system and job control programming language for the IBM i operating system. Commands can be entered as part of a control language program.
| Verb | Description |
|---|---|
CRT |
CREATE |
DLT |
DELETE |
DSP |
DISPLAY |
CHG |
CHANGE |
WRK |
WORK |
SBM |
SUBMIT |
MOV |
MOVE |
SAV |
SAVE |
RST |
RESTORE |
SND |
SEND |
STR |
START |
END |
END |
| Subject | Description |
|---|---|
OBJ |
OBJECT |
LIB |
LIBRARY |
LIBL |
LIBRARY LIST |
F |
FILE |
PGM |
PROGRAM |
USR |
USER |
MSG |
MESSAGE |
AUT |
AUTHORITY |
CMD |
COMMAND |
JOB |
JOB |
OUT |
OUT |
Q |
QUEUE |
D |
DESCRIPTION |
LOG |
LOG |
Command syntaxe : LIBRARY/OBJECT
GO MAJOR (or F4 on command line) → Major Commands Group
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we can also use GO CMD<keyword> to list all related commands
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CL (Control Language) programming allows you to automate and control the launch of commands, with variable usage, branching and error handling. Once compiled, a CLP program behaves like any other program.
⛔ a CLP can only declare and read a single file, which is cumbersome and inefficient → more complex management of file contents must be delegated to other programs, preferably in RPG (Report Program Generator) mode.
CL programs can be used for many applications :