BIM-EDIT User

Reference Summary
Version 5.4 08/2000

BIM-EDIT on-line user commands, their abbreviations, and their operands are
shown below. See manuals for batch, procedure-only, and administrator
commands. Operands may be entered without keywords in the order shown or
using the keyword=value format.

ALTER alt Alter member attributes

MEM= TYPE= TITLE= ATTR= AUDIT=OFFON
CASE=UM CHECK=OFFON LIBDEF=
NULLS=ONOFF SEQ=bcol#-ecol# TCOL= USER=
ZONE=bcol#-ecol# FCOL=col# STAMP=OFFON
PSWD= NEWPSWD=
ALTERL altl Alter library attributes
LIB= TITLE= USER=
ALTERP ap Alter POWER job entry attributes
(VSE) altp PRM1-4=queue,jobname,jobnumber,segment
CLASS= DISP= PRI= COPY= DEST= SYSID=
USER= FNO= UINF=
ALTERP ap Alter JES job or data sets attributes
(MVS) altp JOB=jobnamejob# GROUP= CLASS= PRI=
ATTACH att Set library default for member access
LIB= OPT=HOME
ATTACHD attd Set DOS/VSE sublibrary default for access
(VSE) LIB=sublibname OPT=HOME
ATTACHD attd Set MVS PDS default for access
(MVS) LIB=pdsname OPT=HOME
ATTACHX attx Set user for mail access
USER=
AUDITCL audcl Delete member's audit trail to specified date
MEM= DATE=date* TIME=
AUDITI audi Write textline as comment to audit trail
LINE=textline
AUDITRL audrl Back out member edits using audit trail
AUDITSM audsm Summarize member's audit trail
MEM=
BACK ba Position session display up one or more screens
FCT=#screens
BLANK bl Alter session text - blank out columns
ZONE=bcol#-ecol# FCT=#lines*
BOTTOM b Position session at down-most screen
bot
CANCEL canc Terminate a JES job
(MVS) JOB=jobnamejob# OPT=DUMP
CATAL cat Copy member to DOS/VSE sublibrary
(VSE) MEM= MEMD=name.type DATA=YESNO
REPL=YESNO EOD=xx
CATAL cat Copy member to MVS PDS
(MVS) MEM= MEMD=name
CENTER cen Alter session text - center lines
cent FCT=#lines* ZONE=bcol#-ecol#
CHANGE c Alter session text - replace search pattern
ch OSTR=srchpttrn NSTR=newstring FCT=#lines*
ZONE=bcol#-ecol# SLMT=mcol#
CHECKASN chka Assign work copy to new user or move to new library
MEM= LIB= USER=
CHECKIN chki Replace master member with work copy
MEM=
CHECKOUT chko Create work copy of master member
MEM= LIB= USER= GEN=
CHECKPUR Delete work copy of master member
MEM= FRC=

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COMPARE cmpr Compare the contents of two sessions in split screen
FCT=#lines* ZONET=bcol#-ecol#
ZONEB=bcol#-ecol# CASE= MU
COMPILE comp Submit a program compilation
MEM= PSWD=
CONSOLEI consi Write textline to operating system console
LINE=textline
COPY Create copy of an existing member
SRC=member DEST=newmember PSWD=
REPL=no|yes
COPYD Create copy of an existing VSE member
(VSE) SRC=name.type DEST=newname.type REPL=no|yes
COPYD Create copy of an existing MVS PDS member
(MVS) SRC=name DEST=newname
CURSOR curs Set cursor to column set by last search command.
DA Display operating system status
DEFINE def Create new member
MEM= TYPE= TITLE= ATTR= AUDIT=OFFON
CASE=UM CHECK=OFFON LIBDEF=
NULLS=ONOFF SEQ=bcol#-ecol# TCOL= USER=
ZONE=bcol#-ecol# FCOL=col# STAMP=OFFON
CDATE=mm/dd/yy CTIME=hh/mm/ss PSWD=
REPL=no|yes
DEFINED defd Create member in a DOS/VSE sublibrary
(VSE) MEMD=name.type DATA=YESNO EOD=xx
DEFINED defd Create member in an MVS PDS
(MVS) MEMD=name
DEFINEL defl Create a new library
LIB= TITLE= USER=
DELETE del Alter session text - delete lines
FCT=#lines*
DISCARD disc End and purge LISTP or MAIL session
DISPLAY di Create a DISP session of an existing member
disp MEM= STR= PSWD=
DISPLAYC dc Create a DISP session of VSE console messages
(VSE) dispc FCT=#lines PART= DATE= TIME= STR=
ZONE= LCA=
DISPLAYD did Create a DISP session of a DOS/VSE slib member
(VSE) dispd MEMD=name.type
DISPLAYD did Create a DISP session of an MVS PDS member
(MVS) dispd MEMD=name
DISPLAYS ds Create a DISP containing a line for each active session
disps
DOWN do Position session display down one or more lines
FCT=#lines
DUP Alter session text - duplicate line
FCT=#duplicates
EDIT ed Create edit session of an existing member
MEM= PSWD=
EDITD edd Create edit session of a DOS/VSE sublibrary member
(VSE) MEMD=name.type
EDITD edd Create an edit session of an MVS PDS member
(MVS) MEMD=name
END End session; discard any updates
OPT=NOSAVE
EXECUTE ex Process text of a member as commands
exec MEM= Additional operands depend on procedure
FALTER falt Alter member attributes (formatted screen)
MEM=
FALTERL faltl Alter library attributes (formatted screen)
LIB=
FALTERP faltp Alter POWER job entry (formatted screen)
(VSE) PRM1-4=queue,jobname,jobnumber,segment
FALTERP faltp Alter JES job or data sets (formatted screen)
(MVS) JOB=jobnamejob# GROUP=
FDEFINE fdef Create member (formatted screen)
MEM= TYPE=
FDEFINEL fdefl Create a new library (formatted screen)
LIB=
FIND f Search session downward for search pattern at column
STR=srchpttrn COL=bcol# CASE=UM
FINDUP fu Like FIND, except search upward
STR=srchpttrn COL=bcol# CASE=UM
FORMAT form Alter session text - wordwrap lines into paragraph
ZONE=bcol#-ecol# ALIGN=ONOFF
FORWARD for Position session display down one or more screens
fo FCT=#screens
FSESSION fsess Alter session attributes (formatted screen)
GET Alter session text - insert member
MEM= BASE=startline# DEPTH=#lines PSWD=
GETD Alter session - insert DOS/VSE sublibrary member
(VSE) MEMD=name.type BASE=startline# DEPTH=#lines
GETD Alter session - insert MVS PDS member
(MVS) MEMD=name BASE=startline# DEPTH=#lines
GETP Alter session - insert POWER job entry
(VSE) PRM1-4=queue,jobname,job#,segment
BASE=startline# DEPTH=#lines USER=
CTL=YESNOSKIP TEXTF=YESNO
GETP Alter session - insert JES data sets
(MVS) JOB=jobnamejob# GROUP= DSET=
BASE=startline# DEPTH=#lines CTL=YESNO
TEXTF=YESNO
GETQ Alter session - insert all incoming messages
GROUP grp Switch between session groups
OPT=+-NPgroup
HELP Display information about a command
SUBJ=commandname  L-lcacommand  varclass
HOLD Put POWER job entry on hold
(VSE) PRM1-4=queue,jobname,jobnumber,segment
HOLD Put JES job or data sets on hold
(MVS) JOB=jobnamejob# GROUP=
/INCLUDE /incl Incorporate lines from a member during processing
MEM=
INQUIRE inq Display member attributes
MEM=
INQUIRED inqd Display the attributes of a VSE library member
(VSE) MEMD=name.type
INQUIREP inqp Display list of data sets for JES job
(MVS) JOB=jobnamejob#
INSERTI ins Alter session text - insert specified textline
insi LINE=textline
JUSTIFYL justl Alter session text - left justify lines
FCT=#lines* ZONE=bcol#-ecol#
JUSTIFYR justr Alter session text - right justify lines
FCT=#lines* ZONE=bcol#-ecol#
KEEP Alter session text - blank all but columns
ZONE=bcol#-ecol# FCT=#lines*
KEYS key Alter PF key settings (formatted screen)
LADD la Alter session text - insert blank lines
FCT=#lines
LIBRARY lib Display list of members in library
MEM=partialname
FMT=NAMEDETFULLCHECKSTATS TYPE=
ATTR=srchpttrn CKUSER=srchpttrn TITLE=srchpttrn
LIBRARYD libd Display list of members in DOS/VSE sublibrary
(VSE) MEMD=*.**.typename.*partialname*.typelib.slib
lib.* OUT=NORMALFULLSHORTSTATUS
LIBRARYD libd Display list of members in MVS PDS
(MVS) MEMD=partialname*
LIBRARYL libl Display list of accessible libraries
LIB=partialname TITLE=srchpttrn
LIBRARYP dq Display list of POWER job entries
(VSE) libp QUEUE=ALLRDRLSTPUNXMT
NAME=jobname*partialname NUMBER=job#
CLASS= USER=
LIBRARYP dq Display list of JES jobs or data sets
(MVS) libp QUEUE=HIOA USER=
LIBRARYQ libq Display list of your mail messages
LIBRARYU libu Display list of users
(MVS) USER=partialname NAME=srchpttrn
LIST li Display text of member
MEM=member$LOG$MAIL$STACK PSWD=
LISTD lid Display text of a DOS/VSE sublibrary member
(VSE) MEMD=name.type
LISTD lid Display text of an MVS PDS member
(MVS) MEMD=name
LISTP lp Display text of POWER job entry
(VSE) PRM1-4=queue,jobname,job#,segment
LISTP lp Display text of JES data sets
(MVS) JOB=jobnamejob# GROUP= DSET=
LOCATE l Search downward for search pattern
loc STR=srchpttrn ZONE=bcol#-ecol# CASE=UM
LOCATEU lu Like LOCATE, except search upward
locu STR=srchpttrn ZONE=bcol#-ecol# CASE=UM
lup
LOGI Write textline to $LOG
LINE=textline
LOGOFF logof Exit from BIM-EDIT
LOWERCAS low Alter session text - translate to lower case
lower FCT=#lines* ZONE=bcol#-ecol#
MAIL Send message (member) to a user
DEST=user MEM= TITLE= NOPUR=no|yes
ACK=no|yes NTFY=no|yes|purge
MAILI Send message (single textline) to a user
DEST=user TEXT=textline NOPUR=no|yes ACK=no|
yes NTFY=no|yes|purge
MAILSESS Send the current session as a message to a user
DEST=user
MERGE Alter session text - overlay non-blank $STACK text
FCT=#lines*
MESSAGE msg Create a DISP session of the text of a VSE message
(VSE) MSG=msgid
MOVE Move a member from one library to another
SRC= DEST= PSWD=
NEXT n Position session display down one or more lines
FCT=#lines
NFIND nf Search downward for absence of search pattern at col
STR=srchpttrn COL=bcol# CASE=UM
NFINDUP nfu Like NFIND, except search upward
nfup STR=srchpttrn COL=bcol# CASE=UM
OPEN op Display text of mail message
ID=message#
OVERLAY o Alter session text - overlay string
ovly COL=bcol# LIT=overlaystring FCT=#lines*
PASSWORD pas Alter user's own password
pass PSWD=
pswd
POSITION p Position session display to specified line
pos LINE=line#
PRINT Print a member
MEM= CLASS=class FNO=printforms CASE=MU
PROCESS proc Submit, Compile, or Execute based on type
MEM= PSWD=
PROPAGAT prop Alter session text - copy across columns
SCOL=bcol#-ecol# DCOL=col# FCT=#lines*
PURGE pur Delete member
MEM= OPT= PSWD=
PURGED purd Delete DOS/VSE sublibrary member
(VSE) MEMD=name.type
PURGED purd Delete MVS PDS member
(MVS) MEMD=name
PURGEL purl Delete empty library
LIB=
PURGEP pp Delete POWER job entry
(VSE) purp PRM1-4=queue,jobname,job#,segment
PURGEP pp Delete JES job or data sets
(MVS) purp JOB=jobnamejob# GROUP=
PURGEQ purq Delete mail message
ID=message#
QUALIFY qual Display all lines in session with search pattern
STR=srchpttrn FMT=NUM ZONE=bcol#-ecol#
CASE=UM
REFRESH ref Recreate display session
TIME=#seconds LIMIT=#seconds
RELEASE rel Take POWER job entry off hold
(VSE) PRM1-4=queue,jobname,jobnumber,segment
RELEASE rel Take JES job or data sets off hold
(MVS) JOB=jobnamejob# GROUP=
RENAME ren Alter name or library assignment of a member
SRC=currentname DEST=newname PSWD=
REPL=no|yes
RENAMED rend Change the name of an existing VSE member
(VSE) SRC=name.type DEST=newname.type REPL=no|yes
RENAMED rend Change the name of an existing MVS PDS member
(MVS) SRC=name DEST=newname
RESEQ res Alter session text - sequence at columns
renum BASE=startseq# INCR=seqincrement
RESET Forget pending LCA bracket command
ROTATE rot Select session to display
OPT=+-FBsession#
SAVE file End session; retain any updates
q
quit
SCAN Search multiple members for search pattern
MEM=partialname STR=srchpttrn
FMT=NAMEDETFULLCHECK TYPE=srchpttrn
ATTR=srchpttrn CKUSER=srchpttrn TITLE=srchpttrn
ZONE=bcol#-ecol# CASE=UM
TEXT=YESNONUM
SCREEN scr Set session display modes
MODE=SPALTAUDBEFBEFDFHEXLCA
STAMP OPER=TOGONOFF
VAL=#beflinesleftrightsplitrow#stamptype#
SEARCH srch Search from top of member for search pattern
STR=srchpttrn ZONE=bcol#-ecol# CASE=UM
SEPARATE sep Alter session text - break paragraph into lines
ZONE=bcol#-ecol#
SESS ss Alter session attributes
CASE=UM NULLS=ONOFF SEQ=bcol#-ecol#
TSTR= ZONE=bcol#-ecol# FSTR=col#
SET Set PF key commands
DEST=PFxENTERCLEARPAx
SRC=commandstring
SHIFT sh Alter session text - move lines left/right
COL=+#cols-#cols FCT=#lines ZONE=bcol#-ecol#
SHOW Display BIM-EDIT general or PF key settings
OBJ=GENPFPFKKEYKEYS??
SORT Alter session text - reorder lines
KEY= FCT=#lines*
SPLIT sp Alter session text - break line in two
LOC=col#characterstring
SQUEEZE squ Remove embedded blanks
squez ZONE=bcol#-ecol# FCT=#lines* LEAVE=nbr
STACK st Copy lines to $STACK
FCT=#lines* OPT=CLEARAPPEND
STACKI Write specified textline to $STACK
LINE=textline
STAMPCL Blank out session date stamps
MEM= DATE=date*
SUBMIT sub Submit member for batch processing
(VSE) MEM= CLASS= DISP= USER= LSTCLASS=
LSTDISP= PUNCLASS= PUNDISP=
NTFY=YESNOuserid PSWD=
SUBMIT sub Submit member for batch processing
(MVS) MEM= PSWD=
SUBMITD subd Submit MVS PDS member for batch processing
(MVS) MEMD=
SWAP sw Position session display to alternate marker
TOP t Position session display to up-most screen
UP u Position session display up one or more lines
FCT=#lines
UPPERCAS upp Alter session text - translate to uppercas
upper FCT=#lines* ZONE=bcol#-ecol#
VIEW Position session display left or right
COL=col#+#cols-#cols
 SPECIAL COMMAND SYMBOLS

& Cause command to redisplay for reuse

= Repeat previous command
? Redisplay last command entered
?? Display last command stack
< Select other logical screen

; Used to separate multiple commands on one command line

' or " Used to delimit strings with imbedded blanks or control chars

LINE CONTROL AREA (LCA) COMMANDS

A(#) Insert blank text lines after this text line

B(#) Insert text lines from $STACK before this text line
C(#) or CC Copy these text lines to $STACK
D(#) or DD Delete these text lines
E(#) or EE Edit this member
G Merge text lines from $STACK with these text lines
H(#) or HH Put these POWER job entries or JES data sets on hold
I(#) Insert text lines from $STACK after this text line
J(#) or JJ Merge text lines from $STACK with these text lines
K(#) or KK Copy these additional text lines to $STACK
L(#) or LL Display text of this member, message, etc.
M(#) or MM Move - copy these text lines to $STACK and delete
N(#) or NN Append these text lines to $STACK and delete
P(#) or PP Purge these members, messages, etc.
Q(#) or QQ Display/alter this member, library, etc.
R(#) or RR Take these POWER job entries or JES data sets off hold
S(#) or SS Process this member - submit, compile or execute
T(#) or TT Start Display session of member
U(#) or UU Translate these text lines to upper case
W(#) or WW Translate these text lines to lower case
Y Attach to this library
"(#) Duplicate this text line
/ Position session to this text line
<(#) or <<(#) Shift these text lines left
>(#) or >>(#) Shift these text lines right
+(#) or ++ Center these text lines
((#) or (( Left justify these text lines
)(#) or )) Right justify these text lines
? Execute command within command stack list

EXTENDED SEARCH PATTERN CHARACTERS

? matches any single character

* matches any sequence of zero or more characters
@ matches zero or more instances of the character that follows @
! matches the beginning of the zone
< matches the beginning of zone or any non-alphanumeric character
> matches the end of the zone or any non-alphanumeric character
| separates two patterns; EITHER may match for a successful search
+ separates two patterns; BOTH must match for a successful search
~ reverses line-by-line success/failure of following pattern
% marks the position where the match is considered to occur
\ suppresses special meaning of the character that follows the \