z/OS Communications Server: IP User's Guide and Commands
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¢ and `—Send ASCII control characters to a host in line mode

z/OS Communications Server: IP User's Guide and Commands
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Purpose

Use the ¢ character and the grave accent ( `) in line mode to indicate a control character.

Format

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>>-+-¢-+--control_character------------------------------------><
   '-ˋ-'                      

Parameters

control_character
Indicates the ASCII control character that you want to send to the host. The purpose of each control character is specific to the remote host.

Examples

To send Ctrl-p, use either: ¢p or `p.

Usage

  • If you want to use ¢ or ` without indicating a control character, you must enter these characters twice.
  • The ASCII control characters are shown in Table 1.
    Table 1. ASCII control characters
    Character input ASCII output
    `A – `Z 01 – 1A (Ctrl-a – Ctrl-z)
    `{ 5B (left square bracket - [)
    `} 5D (right square bracket - ])
    `2 – `6 1B – 1F
    `# 7F (DEL)

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