Description
OSHELL uses BPXBATCH to run
the shell command or shell script:
oshell shell_command
For
example, to display process information, enter:
oshell ps –ej
For more information about BPXBATCH, see
BPXBATCHRestriction:
When you use OSHELL, do not use an & to run a shell command in
the background.
Some examples of using the OSHELL command are:
- List files in a directory
- Create, delete, or rename directories, files, and special files
- Display contents of a file
- Copy files
- Display file attributes
- Search files for text strings
- Compare files or directories
- Run executable files
- Display the attributes and contents of a symbolic link
- Set up character special files
- Set up standard directories for a root file system
Some of these tasks may require superuser authority.