Display Line Description (DSPLIND)

The Display Line Description (DSPLIND) command displays a line description.

Parameters

Keyword Description Choices Notes
LIND Line description Name Required, Positional 1
OUTPUT Output *, *PRINT Optional, Positional 2
OPTION Option *ALL, *BASIC, *SWTNWILST, *CTL, *SWTCTLLST, *ACTSWTCTL, *SSAP, *GRPADR, *FCNADR, *EORTBL, *LGLCHLE, *APPN, *PHYCHAR, *THRESHOLD, *TMRRTY, *AGGRSCL Optional, Positional 3

Line description (LIND)

Specifies the name of the line description to be displayed.

Output (OUTPUT)

Specifies whether the output from the command is displayed at the requesting work station or printed with the job's spooled output.

*
The output is displayed (if requested by an interactive job) or printed with the job's spooled output (if requested by a batch job).
*PRINT
The output is printed with the job's spooled output.

Option (OPTION)

This parameter allows you to display information selectively. You can choose to display all information (*ALL) or specific information.

*ALL
All information associated with this line type is displayed.
*BASIC
Only the basic characteristics of this line type are displayed.
*SWTNWILST
Only the information concerning network interface descriptions specified on the Switched NWI list (SWTNWILST) parameter of the Create or Change Line IDLC (CRT/CHGLINIDLC) command is displayed.
*CTL
Only the active controller for this line is displayed.
*SWTCTLLST
Only the controller list for this switched line is displayed.
*ACTSWTCTL
Only the active controllers for this switched line are displayed.
*SSAP
Only the information concerning the source service access points for this line is displayed.
*GRPADR
Only the information concerning grouped addresses for Ethernet lines is displayed.
*FCNADR
Only the information concerning functional addresses for this token-ring is displayed.
*EORTBL
Only the information concerning end-of-record tables for asynchronous lines is displayed.
*LGLCHLE
Only the logical channel entries for an X.25 line are displayed.
*APPN
Only the information concerning advanced-peer-to-peer networks is displayed.
*PHYCHAR
Only the information concerning the physical characteristics of an asynchronous line is displayed.
*THRESHOLD
Only the information concerning the threshold values of an IDLC line is displayed.
*TMRRTY
Only the information concerning the timer and retry options for this line is displayed.
*AGGRSCL
Only the information concerning aggregated resource list entries for Ethernet lines is displayed.

Examples

DSPLIND   LIND(LINE21)

This command displays information about the line description named LINE21. The information is shown on the work station display from which the command was submitted. If the command is entered from a batch job, the output from the display is printed with the job's spooled output.

Error messages

*ESCAPE Messages

CPF2601
Line description &1 not found.
CPF2625
Not able to allocate object &1.
CPF2626
Line description previously deleted.
CPF2634
Not authorized to object &1.
CPF268A
&1 not valid for line &2.
CPF2779
Line description &1 has been damaged.