CMS Command Search Order When yoa enter a command name at the terminal, CMS begins searching for
the command of that name. Once a match is found, the search stops. The
search order is:
1. file on any currently accessed disk. uses the standard
search order (A through G, S, Y, and Z.)
2. Valid abbreviation or truncation for an EXEC file on any currently ac=essed disk, according to current SYNONYM file definitions in
3 4 effect. CMS command that has already been loaded into the transient commands that execute in the transient area are: CMS are: ACCESS ASSGN COMPARE DISK DLBL
FILEDEF
GENDIRT GLOBAL nucleus-resident
CP DEBUG FETCH LISTFILE MODMAP OPTION PRINT PUNCH QUERY READCARD
command. The GENMOD INCLUDE LOl'i.D LOAD MOD RELEAS·E R SET SVCTRACE SYNONYM TAPE TYPE nucleus-resident START STATE STl'i.TEW :::MS area.
commands
5. Command module on any currently accessed disk. (All the remaining CMS commands are disk-resident and execute in the user area.' 6. Valid abbreviation or truncation for nucleus-resident or transient
area command module.
7. Valid abbreviation or truncation for disk-resident command.
Figure 2 shows a basic description of the command search order; you
can find complete details in the YHlllQ CMS Command Summary Figures 3 and 4 contain alphabetical lists of the CMS commands and the
functions performed by each. Figure 3 lists those commands that are
available for general use; Figure 4 lists the commands used by system
programmers and system support personnel who are responsible for
qenerating, maintaining, and updating VM/310. Unless otherwise noted, CMS commands are described in this manual. In these figures, the "Code"
column indicates, for those commands not described in this manual, the
reference source for that command: Section 1. Introduction and General Concepts 7
r
EXECUTE
THE FILE AND RETURN CONTROL TO CMS. CMS EXEC SEARCH L
EXPAND THE
NAME TOTHE FULL REAL
NAME, EXECUTE IT, AND RETURN CONTROL TO CMS. r
EXECUTE
THE FILE AND RETURN CONTROL TO CMS. TRANSI ENT OR NUCLEUS RESIDENT COMMAND L
EXECUTE THE FILE AND
RETURN CONTROL TOCMS r
EXECUTE THE FILE AND
RETURN CONTROL TO CMS. CMS MODULE SEARCH L
EXPAND THE
NAME TO THE FULL
REAL NAME, EXECUTE IT, AND RETURN CONTROL TO CMS. F EXECUTE THE COMMAND CP AND RETURN SEARCH CONTROL TO CMS. Figure 2. How CMS Searches for the Command to Execute 8 IBM eMS command and Macro Reference
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