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

FREE PRINTER/PUNCH
FREE PRINTER/PUNCH
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FRee
Authorization
Purpose
userid
Operands
Usage Notes
Messages
ALL
Printer
PRT
PUnch
PCH
Privilege Class: D
Use FREE PRINTER/PUNCH to release user spool files from system hold.
userid
identifies the user whose spool files are to be released. The user need not be
logged on.
ALL
specifies that all print/punch files are to be freed. This is the default.
Printer
PRT
specifies that print files are to be freed.
PUnch
PCH
specifies that punch files are to be freed.
1. Use FREE PRT/PUN in conjunction with HOLD PRT/PUN.
2. After you enter the FREE command, all new files are put into nohold status.
3. A spool file can be freed from either or both of two types of hold status:
v User
v System.
All files in user hold status can be freed by the user who created the file or by a
class D user.
All files in system hold status can be freed by the class D user only; the
commands used are FREE and CHANGE NOSYS.
A spool file in both types of hold status must be freed from each one before the
file can be processed.
HCP003E Invalid option - {option|command
contains extra option(s) starting with
option}
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HCP007E Invalid userid - userid
HCP020E Userid missing or invalid
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