AIX and UNIX file specifications

For the Advanced Interactive Executive (AIX®) and UNIX operating systems, data is stored in files. Related files are stored in a directory. z/OS® Communications Server files are UNIX files.

Specify AIX and UNIX files in the following format:


>>-⁄--directory--⁄--filename-----------------------------------><

directory: Specifies a directory name. Directories contain the names of files, other directories, or both.
filename: Specifies a file name. It can be up to 14 characters long.

The complete name of an AIX and UNIX file contains the directory name and the file name. See the following example:

/mailfiles/cooks

Where:

mailfiles: The directory name
cooks: The file name

In the AIX and UNIX operating systems, you specify the first slash (/) only when you begin at the root directory. If you are specifying a file in the current directory, enter only the file name. For example, if you are in the current directory mailfiles and you want to access the cooks file, specify:

cooks

The directory name and file name can each be up to 14 characters in length. The AIX and UNIX operating systems distinguishes between uppercase and lowercase letters in file names.

Requirement: A directory name and file name should not include characters that have a special meaning to the shell, such as backslash (\), ampersand (&), and period (.).

Tips:

If a z/OS UNIX file name contains any single quotation marks ('), enclose the name in double quotation marks (").
If a z/OS UNIX file name contains any double quotation marks ("), enclose the name in single quotation marks (').