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VM/370 Release 6 "Sixpack" CMS Commands and Help Topics

ACCESS    Make a CMS minidisk and its files available to your virtual machine.
AMSERV*   Define, alter, list, copy, or delete VSAM objects in CMS/DOS.
ASSEMBLE  Assemble an Assemble F source statement file.
ASSGN     Assign or unassign DOS system or logical units in CMS/DOS.
BASIC*    Run a BASIC program.
BISON*    Invoke the BISON parser generator.
REXX      Information on the REXX interpreter.
CLOAD     Load a C program (compiled with GCCE) into memory.
CLS       Clear the screen of a 3270 display terminal.
CMSBATCH* Invoke the CMSBATCH facility.
CMSGEND   Generate a new CMS module or loadlib.
COBOL*    Run a COBOL program.
COMPARE   Compare two CMS disk files and display the differences.
CONWAIT   Wait until all pending terminal I/O is complete.
COPYFILE  Copy one or more input files and creates an output file.
CP        Issue a CP command and display, stack or discard its output.
CPEREP*   Format and print EREP records.
DDR       Dump, restore, or print VM/370 mini-disks.
DEBUG     Test and debug programs.
DIR       List information about CMS files.
DIRECT    Update the VM/370 system user directory.
DISK      Punch CMS disk files to the virtual punch in a restorable format.
DLBL*     Define VSE, CMS and VSAM files and libraries in CMS/DOS.
DOSLIB*   Delete, compact, or list DOS phase libraries in CMS/DOS.
DOSLKED*  Link edit text and module files into executable form in CMS/DOS.
DROP      Release and detach a minidisk.
DSERV*    Display directory information for libraries in CMS/DOS.
EDIT      Invoke the CMS file editor.
EMIT      Display text at the terminal, avoiding tokenization.
ERASE     Delete CMS files.
ESERV*    Copy VSE source statement libraries to CMS disk files in CMS/DOS.
EXEC      Execute CMS commands, EXEC or REXX procedures.
EXECUTIL* Utility program for use with EXEC programs.  See EXECUTIL MEMO.
FETCH*    Load CMS/DOS executable into memory for execution in CMS/DOS.
FILEDEF   Provide data definitions for OS and CMS ddnames.
FINIS     Close open files.
FLEX*     Invoke the FLEXX scanner generator.
FLIST     Manipulate CMS files from a displayed list.
FORMAT    Initialize or label a mini-disk.
FORTH*    Run a FORTH program.
FORTRAN   Compile a FORTRAN program with the FORTRAN G compiler.
GCC       Compile a C program with the GNU C compiler.
GCCLIB    Information on the GCCLIB native C runtime library.
GENDIRT   Create or Update a CMS auxiliary directory.
GENMOD    Create MODULE (executable) files on a CMS mini-disk.
GIMME     Link to and access a minidisk.
GLOBAL    Identify libraries to be searched.
HB        Stop execution of a CMS batch virtual machine after current job.
HELP      Display helpful information about CMS and CP commands.
HO        Halt recording of trace information.
HT        Stop terminal output from a command.
HX        Halt execution of CMS or CMS/DOS program.
INCLUDE   Read one or more TEXT files and load them into storage.
LISTDS*   List information on accessed OS or DOS disks.
LISTFILE  List information about CMS files.
LISTIO*   List assigned system and programmer logical units in CMS/DOS.
LOAD      Load TEXT files into storage in preparation for START or GENMOD.
LOADMOD   Load a CMS disk resident module into storage.
MACLIB    Create or modify CMS macro libraries.
MODMAP    Display load map associated with an executable module file.
MOVEFILE  Move date between VM-supported devices.
OPTION*   Change options for the DOS/VS COBOL compiler in CMS/DOS.
PASCOMP*  Compile a Pascal program.
PASCRUN*  Run a Pascal program.
PCODE370* Convert Pascal Pcode into System/370 machine code.
PLCT*     Compile and run a PL/C program.  See PLCTINFO LISTING.
PLI*      Compile a PL/I program with the PL/I F compiler.
PL360*    Compile a PL/360 program.
PRINT     Print CMS files on a virtual printer.
PSERV*    Copy, list, print, punch a member from a CMS/DOS procedure library.
PUNCH     Punch a CMS disk file to the virtual punch.
QUERY     (CMSQUERY) Display information about your CMS virtual machine.
READCARD  Read from the virtual card reader and create CMS files.
RELEASE   Free an accessed disk.
RENAME    Change the names of CMS files.
RESLIB    Load programs into memory as extensions of the CMS nucleus.
RO        Resume recording of trace information.
RT        Resumes typing of the output from a command.
RUN       Compile, load, and start a program.
SCAN      Search one or more files for a text pattern.
SCRIPT*   Format a SCRIPT document.  See SCRIPT LISTING.
SET       (CMSSET) Set attributes of your CMS virtual machine.
SNOBOL4*  Run a SNOBOL4 program.
SO        Temporarily suspend tracing of a program.
SORT      Sort a fixed length CMS file in ascending EBCDIC order.
SSERV*    Copy, list, print, punch a member from a CMS/DOS source library.
START     Begin execution of CMS, OS or VSE program previously loaded.
STATE     Verify the existence a file or files on any accessed disk.
STATEW    Verify the existence a file or files on any read/write disk.
SVCTRACE  Turn on or off Supervisor Call tracing.
SYNONYM   Set synonyms for CMS commands.
S380      Information on System/380 and 31-bit addressing.
TAPE      Dump and Load CMS format tapes.
TAPEMAC   Create a CMS MACLIB from an unloaded partitioned dataset.
TAPEMAP*  Display a map of a tape.
TAPPDS    Create CMS disk files for use with IEBPTPCH, IBUPDTE or IEHMOVE.
TXTLIB    Create and manipulate text (object code) libraries.
TYPE      Display all or part of a CMS file.
UPDATE    Update a base source program file by applying updates.
VMARC     Create or read compressed files to/from disk and/or tape.
VMFASM*   Update and assemble source file using specified control file.
VMFMAC*   Update macro libraries.
VMFPLC2   Process maintenance and other files from VMFPLC2 format tape.
WELCOME   Information and welcome to the CMS SixPack.
ZAP*      Modify or dump MODULE, LOADLIB, or TXTLIB files.

Type 'HELP command' to get more information on any of these commands, except
for QUERY and SET:  type HELP CMSQUERY and HELP CMSSET, respectively.

* after the command name means that help is not yet available for that command.