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Chapter 1. Qshell Interpreter
Qshell Interpreter (qsh) is a command interpreter for the AS/400 that is based on
POSIX and X/Open standards. With qsh, you can:
v Run commands from either an interactive session or a script file.
v Write shell scripts that can be run without modification on other systems.
v Work with files in any file system supported by the Integrated File System.
v Run interactive threaded programs that do thread-safe I/O to and from an
interactive session.
v Write your own utilities to extend the capabilities provided by qsh.
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How to use these pages:
Click on the links below to view topical reference information about qsh:
1. See what’s new with Qshell Interpreter for Version 4, Release 4 (V4R4).
2. Read fundamental information to get you started using Qshell Interpreter.
3. Follow these guidelines for using command language with qsh.
4. Read about the utilities provided by qsh.
5. See Qshell APIs for information about using application program interfaces
(APIs) with Qshell.
6. See practical remote client examples that show how to connect to an interactive
qsh session.
7. Download a zip file of the HTML pages that comprise the Qshell Interpreter
Reference.
Note:
In this book, the terms “job” and “process” are used interchangeably. The term “job” is from
AS/400 and the term “process” is from POSIX.
How to see what’s new or changed:
To help you see where technical changes have been made, this information uses:
v The image to mark where new or changed information begins.
v The image to mark where new or changed information ends.
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What’s new: Summary of changes
The following changes were made in this information since Version 4 Release 3 of
Qshell Interpreter.
v Added support for two Qshell APIs (application program interfaces):
– QzshSystem() - Run a QSH Command
– QzshCheckShellCommand() - Find QSH Command
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