z/VM: CP Commands and Utilities Reference - z/VM - IBM

Responses
Messages
3. The maximum number of lines you can include in your log message is 50,
including blank lines; the highest line number in the log message is 50.
4. If you specify a line number with nothing following it (for example, SET
LOGMSG nn), the system prompts you to enter a line of text. The text entered
is placed in the log message at the line specified in the command. If you press
ENTER without entering any text, the line is deleted from the log message.
5. Enter SET LOGMSG 0 to allow yourself to insert a new line into the log up to a
maximum of 50 lines.
6. If the text of a line in the log message does not start with an asterisk (*), the
user must enter QUERY LOGMSG to see the text. (The text is not displayed
automatically when the user logs on to the system.)
7. If more than 76 characters of text are entered for a line, the text is truncated
after the 76th character without any message being issued.
8. The LOGMSG area is checkpointed at system termination.
Response 1:
LOGMSG:
prompts you to enter a line of text when you enter either SET LOGMSG or SET
LOGMSG nn. Type the desired line of text in response to the prompt and press the
ENTER key.
HCP003E Invalid option - {option|command
contains extra option(s) starting with
option}
HCP026E Operand missing or invalid
HCP041E Logmsg nn does not exist.
HCP1506E The last line (50) in the log message is
already in use.
SET LOGMSG
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