ISPF Editor Line Command Reference

This is a list of the various commands that can be entered into the field
alongside the individual lines of the file that you are editing using the
ISPF editor. The field usually contains either ''''' or line numbers. These
commands usually act on the data line that is alongside and may also affect
adjacent lines if a number is typed alongside. With block commands the
command needs to be entered on both the first and last lines to define a
block of lines.
Command Function
< Data shift left
shifts a single line of program source code to
the left without affecting the program labels or
comment ie. data from column one to the first
blank and data following several blanks are not
moved. May be specified with a number identifying
the distance to move (default 2).
<< Block data shift left
All of the lines in the block are affected as if
you typed individual data shift left commands.
May be specified with a number identifying the
distance to move (default 2).
> Data shift right
As for data shift left but the opposite
direction. May be specified with a number
identifying the distance to move (default 2).
>> Block data shift right
( Column shift left
Works similarly to data shift left but moves
everything within the bounds, nothing stays fixed
in place. May be specified with a number
identifying the distance to move (default 2).
(( Block column shift left
) Column shift right
)) Block column shift right
A After
used with copy, move, or paste to specify the
line after which the copied/moved lines are to be
inserted.
B Before
used with copy, move, or paste to specify the
line before which the copied/moved lines are to
be inserted.
BNDS Display bounds above this line
Displays the current boundary positions which can
be changed by tying < and > in the new boundary
positions that you require.
C Copy
Copies this line either to another place within
the current file (using a, b, or o to identify
destination) or to another file (using the
create, replace, or cut commands). Can be
specified with a number to indicate that multiple
lines are to be copied.
CC Block copy
COLS Display the column ruler above this line
D Delete
Deletes this line from the file. Can be specified
with a number to indicate that following lines
are also to be deleted.
DD Block delete
F Display the first excluded line
Can be specified with a number to display more
than one excluded lines. This command is only
valid on excluded lines.
I Insert a new line after this one
Can be specified with a number to insert multiple
lines.
L Display the last excluded line
Can be specified with a number to display more
than one excluded lines. This command is only
valid on excluded lines.
LC Convert all text on this line to lower case
Can be specified with a number to convert more
than one line to lower case.
LCC Block convert to lower case
M Move
Works the same as copy except that the lines are
removed from their current location.
MM Block move
MASK Display the mask line above this one
The mask defines the default content for inserted
lines.
O Overlay (used with copy and move to specify the
line into which the copied/moved line is to be
inserted - only spaces are replaced). Can be
specified with a number to indicate that
following lines are also to be overlaid.
OO Block overlay (the lines to be copied/moved are
inserted into the block as many times as they
will fit)
R Repeat - create a duplicate of this line
Can be specified with a number to indicate that
additional duplicate lines are to be produced.
RR Block repeat
Can be specified with a number to indicate that
multiple duplicates of the block are to be
produced.
S Show the excluded line that has the least
indentation
Can be specified with a number to display more
than one excluded lines. When multiple lines are
displayed they may not be together. This command
is only valid on excluded lines.
TABS Show the tab settings above this line
Hardware tabs positions are indicated by
asterisks (*) and software tabs by hyphens (-) or
underscores (_).
TE Text Entry mode - allows bulk insert following
this line
You can start entering data without paying any
attention to lines as the text will wrap
automatically. Press the enter key to exit from
text entry mode.
TF Text flow - flows the text between the margins
for this line and following lines until a blank
line is found, the indentation changes, or a
special character (period, colon, ampersand, less
than, or form feed) is found in the first column.
TJ Text Join - merges this line with the following
one
TS Text split - splits this line in two
You need to position the cursor at the position
on the line where you want the split to occur.
UC Convert all text on this line to upper case
Can be specified with a number to convert
multiple lines.
UCC Block convert to upper case
X Exclude this line from the display
Can be specified with a number to exclude
multiple lines. This command is useful when you
need to view two blocks of data that are in
different locations within the file, just exclude
the intervening data from the display.
XX Block exclude
. label assignment
You can assign a label to any non-excluded line
by typing a period followed by the label name.
The label can then be used to identify the line
in primary commands. You cannot start labels with
"z" as these labels are reserved for system use.

TSO Command Reference
The following is a list of all of the standard TSO commands and what they do.
Most people run ISPF on top of TSO (which is started using the pdf command).
To enter TSO commands after the ISPF interface is started, you need to either
precede the desired command with tso (eg. 'tso asm') or go into ISPF option 6
and enter the TSO command there. If the ISPF interface is not started or has
been shut down then TSO commands can be entered at the READY prompt.
Language Processing Commands:
ASM invoke assembler prompter and assembler f compiler.
CALC invoke itf:pl/1 processor for desk calculator mode.
COBOL invoke cobol prompter and cobol compiler.
FORT invoke fortran prompter and fortran iv g1 compiler.
PLI invoke pli optimizing compiler
PLIC invoke pli checkout compiler
VSAPL invoke vsapl interpreter for tso
Program Control Commands:
CALL load and execute the specified load module.
LINK invoke link prompter and linkage editor.
LOADGO load and execute program.
RUN compile, load, and execute program.
TEST test user program.
Data Management Commands:
ALLOCATE allocate a data set.
CONVERT sift itf/pl1 and fortran source.
COPY copy a data set.
DELETE delete a data set.
EDIT create, edit, and/or execute a data set.
FORMAT format and print a text data set.
FREE release a data set.
LIST display a data set.
LISTALC display active data sets.
LISTBC display messages from operator/user.
LISTCAT display user catalogued data sets.
LISTDS display data set attributes.
MERGE combine data sets.
PROTECT password protect data sets.
RENAME rename a data set.
System Control Commands:
ACCOUNT modify/add/delete user attributes.
OPERATOR place terminal in operator mode.
Session Control:
EXEC invoke command procedure.
HELP invoke help processor.
LOGOFF end terminal session.
LOGON start terminal session.
PROFILE define user characteristics.
SEND send message to operator/user.
TERMINAL define terminal characteristics.
TIME log session usage time.
WHEN conditionally execute next command.
Foreground Initiated Background Commands:
CANCEL cancel background job.
OUTPUT direct output medium for background job.
STATUS list status of background job.
SUBMIT submit background job.
Access Method Service Commands:
ALTER alter attributes in catalog entries.
CNVTCAT entries in an os catalog are converted to entries in
an existing vs2 master or user catalog.
DEFINE define user catalogs,data spaces, clusters, page
spaces, nonvsam datasets, alias names, and generation
data groups.
EXPORT move a cluster or user catalog entry from the system
in which the command is executed.
IMPORT move a cluster or user catalog entry into the system
in which the command is executed.
PRINT list all or part of an indexed sequential,
sequential, or vsam dataset.
REPRO copy vsam clusters, catalogs, and nonvsam datasets.
VERIFY verify end of file.