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ADDRESS USS USSCMD—Issue UNIX Commands

The USSCMD command issues any UNIX command that can be executed from a shell environment. This includes the CAWTOR, CAWTO, OPRCMD, CAREPLY, and OPRPING commands that are provided with CCS for z/OS.

This command has the following format:

ADDRESS USS "USSCMD keywords"
  {COMMAND('cmd text')}
  [LOG(Y|N)]
  [STEM(stem)]
  [WAIT(seconds)]
  [DELAY(seconds)]

COMMAND

This required keyword defines the text of the USS command. It can be up to 2048 characters in mixed case. Note that proper care must be given for text that contains any metacharacters, or characters with special meaning to the UNIX System Services (USS) shell. Some common metacharacters are ^ $ . * + ? [ ] | ( ) \. To use one of these characters literally (without its special meaning), enter a backslash in front of the character. For example, to use the $ character without its special meaning, specify \$ in the text. For a complete list of metacharacters, see the IBM documentation on the USS shell.

LOG, STEM, WAIT, and DELAY

(Optional) You may specify the LOG, STEM, WAIT, and DELAY keywords, which are common to all ADDRESS USS commands.

Important! The following commands are specific to the API. The USS server validates all keyword operands specific to the API commands. The syntax for the ADDRESS USS API verbs follows.

More information:

Keywords Common to All ADDRESS USS Commands