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

FORM form
indicates that you want to obtain spool file information for files with the specified
form; form is one to eight characters long. For the class G user, form is the user
form name. For the class D operator, form is the user form name when you
specify asterisk (*). Otherwise, form is the operator form number.
AVAIL
displays only available files, not those files which are open or in use.
HOLd
NOHold
SYShold
USERhold
identifies the status of the files to be queried.
v Specify HOLD to query files that are in user or system hold. A file that is in
HOLD status cannot be processed by the spooling device. If you are a class
G user, you can change a file’s user hold status by using the CHANGE
command; if you are a class D user, you can also change the system hold
status by using the CHANGE command.
v Specify NOHOLD to query files that are not in user or system HOLD.
v Specify SYSHOLD to query files that only have system HOLD in effect.
v Specify USERHOLD to query files that only have user HOLD in effect.
ALL
displays additional information for spool files. In addition to the information
normally displayed for the reader, printer, or punch files, the following is also
displayed:
v The date and time the file was created
v The file name and file type of file (if any)
v The distribution code of the file. If FULLDATE or ISODATE is specified, the
distribution code is displayed only if DIST is also specified. See the
DIST/NODIST option for details.
Note: The form name is not displayed when you use the ALL option.
EXP
displays expanded information for spool files.
The information displayed is:
v The user form name and operator form number
v The forms control buffer (FCB)
v The name and number of the copy modification module
v The flash name
v The number of copies to be flashed (flash count)
v The position of the 3800 LOAD CCWs within the spool file
v The name of the character set or sets
v The size of the file. This is the number of 4096-byte blocks in the file.
TBL is accepted as a substitute for the EXP option.
QUERY READER/PRINTER/PUNCH
PSF
displays additional information for spool files. This additional information is
returned under the following headings:
DEST identifies which printers are to process the file.
CONVERSION
indicates whether PSF has done preliminary processing on the file.
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