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Common As400 Commands

Common AS/400 commands allow users to view messages, jobs, libraries, files, and more. Commands like WRKMSG, WRKACTJOB, and DISPLIB allow viewing messages, active jobs, and library contents. Other commands like STRDBU and STRDFU start utilities to view and manage databases and data files. F4, F9, and F16 provide shortcuts to menus and prior commands.

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Common As400 Commands

Common AS/400 commands allow users to view messages, jobs, libraries, files, and more. Commands like WRKMSG, WRKACTJOB, and DISPLIB allow viewing messages, active jobs, and library contents. Other commands like STRDBU and STRDFU start utilities to view and manage databases and data files. F4, F9, and F16 provide shortcuts to menus and prior commands.

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Common AS/400 Commands

DSPMSG   Displays messages in queue

DSPMSGD Displays description of messages, ie CPF messages

WRKMSGF QCPFMSG    Displays contents of MONMSG file

WRKUSRPRF -     Can work with specified user's profile

WRKSBMJOB *JOB    Displays my jobs for the current session

WRKACTJOB    Displays all active jobs

WRKUSRJOB    Displays list of my jobs to work with

Work with an object.  Use *ALLUSR in qualified


WRKOBJ   
name to skip Q libraries

WRKSPLF    Displays spool files

WRKOUTQ     Displays members in specified OUTQ

DISPLIB   Displays contents of specified library

Allows addition and deletion of libraries to and from


EDTLIBL   
list

ADDLIBLE Library Name Add library to current list

STRPDM    Start PDM

STRDBG   Start Debug

ADDBKP    Add a break point and variables to monitor in debug

RMVBKP    Remove a break point in debug

ENDDBG    End Debug


Start DBU (Database Utility) Look at and make
STRDBU   
changes to the database

Runs DBU without the above command. 


DBU Qualified Name  
ADDLIBLE DBU41 *LAST before using

Start DFU (Data File Utility) Many of the same


STRDFU   
functions of DBU

DSPFFD    Displays file field descriptions

DSPFD   Displays file description for specified file

DSPPFM    Displays member of a physical file

Displays contents of database file. 


DSPDBF    Must add TAATOOL to library list before using this
command

Display the files used in a program and which


DSPPGMREF   
libraries the program was compiled over

Will allow printing a range of pages from a member


in the specified OUTQ.
PRTRNG    
Must add PRTRNG to library list before using this
command

Mark object in spool file with 2 for change.  Type


OUTQ(PRINTER)  
this on the command line.

WRKJOBSCDE    Look at scheduled jobs

RUNQRY
Run query on a file with no parameters
QRYFILE(LIB/FILE)  

DSPDBR  LIB/FILE   Shows logicals related to a physical file

Miscellaneous:
F4 on a command line will take you to the Major Commands Menu

F9 on a command line will retrieve prior commands

F16 Displays User Defined Options

To compile a program without generating a new source object enter 14 for compile
then F4.  Press F10 for additional parameters.  Under source listing options put
*NOGEN

To end a job without creating a log. Enter the 4 and press F4,  How to end  *IMMED,
Maximum log entries  0

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