Keyword operands

Keyword operands are specific names or symbols that have a particular meaning to the system. They can be in any order, but they cannot appear before positional operands. The word DATASET is a keyword that is followed by the name of the data set enclosed within parentheses.

TRANSMIT   nodeid.userid   DATASET(dataset.name)
           \           /     \               /
            \         /       \             /
        positional operand    keyword operand

Some simple TSO/E syntax rules are:

The command name must always be first.
Positional operands must be next after the command. If there is more than one positional operand, the operands must be in a particular order.
Keyword operands, if any, can be in any order after positional operands.
If more than one item is within the parentheses following a keyword, the items must be separated by a comma or a space.
```
TRANSMIT nodeid.userid DATASET(my.data1) MEMBERS(mem1,mem2,mem3)
```

Note

The examples in this document show invariable items, such as commands and operands, in capital letters and variable items, such as data set names, in lower case letters. For example:

RENAME old.data new.data

RENAME is the command name and must be included first as specified or in abbreviated form. You can substitute any data set names for the names old.data and new.data.

You do not need to type the invariable items with capital letters.

Some commands and some keywords can be abbreviated. For example, you can type the former TRANSMIT example as follows:

XMIT nodeid.userid DA(my.data1) MEM(mem1,mem2,mem3)

Not all commands and keywords can be abbreviated, however. For more information about abbreviating, see Abbreviating commands and keywords.

Following are the commands and functions we cover in this document.

Command        Function
ALLOCATE      Create new data sets
HELP          Obtain help for a TSO/E command
LOGOFF        End a TSO/E session
LOGON         Begin a TSO/E session
LISTCAT       List your data sets
LISTDS        List information about a data set
PRINTDS       Print data sets
PROFILE       Display or change terminal characteristics
RECEIVE       Receive transmitted data
RENAME        Change the name of a data set
SEND          Send a short message
TRANSMIT      Send a longer message or a data set