RE: QSHELL commands (was: Stmf copy with add)

[Chris Bipes <chris.bipes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have my attn key programmed as QCMD.  I can get a command line almost any
time I need one.  Works great.

I too type commands, usually without keywords.  Of course when I do not know
a command I usually guess the first part, (dsp,wrk,cpy,crt...) followed by a
"*".  Now I get an alphabetical list of all the commands that match the wild
card.  Since I have never used the command, or not for a while, I get the
ability to prompt it and ask the system for help, while retaining the
command up to where I requested the help.  Try that with the stand Unix
command shell.

Yes piping one command output into the next commands input would be GREAT!
Perhaps some day.  But for now I see more advantages to the AS400 command
line than Unix's.

Christopher K. Bipes    mailto:ChrisB@Cross-Check.com
Operation & Network Mgr mailto:Chris_Bipes@Yahoo.com
CrossCheck, Inc.        http://www.cross-check.com
6119 State Farm Drive   Phone: 707 586-0551 x 1102
Rohnert Park CA  94928  Fax: 707 586-1884



-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Damato [mailto:jdamato@dollargeneral.com]
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 3:58 PM
To: 'midrange-l@midrange.com'
Subject: RE: QSHELL commands (was: Stmf copy with add)

If you work from QCMD you can scroll back through your old commands, point
your cursor to the one you want to repeat, and press <F9>.

One of the things I've admired about Unix admins has been their desire to
work the way I work -- straight off the command line from memory, and taking
advantage of creative command sequences and scripts.  What I love about the
AS/400 command set is field-sensitive help and the ability to construct a
difficult command through prompting.  What I'd love to steal from Unix is
the ability to pipe commands to commands.