Universal Data Mover Commands

The following table identifies all of the UDM commands.

Each Command Name is a link to detailed information about that command.

(Also see Universal Data Mover Command Format.)

Command Name	Description
appenddata	Appends a line of text to the end of an existing data element, or creates a new data element containing that line of text.
attrib	Sets the file system attributes that govern the transfer operations on the host with the specified logical name.
break	Stops iterating through a forfiles loop and picks up execution at the script line immediately following the end statement marking the end of the forfiles loop.
call	Loads and executes a command script.
cd	Changes the working directory (on UNIX, Windows, IBM i, and file system HFS) or if z/OS, the current data set qualifiers (for DSN and DD file systems) on the specified logical machine to the specified path.
close	Closes the current transfer session.
closelog	Closes the open log file.
compare	Compares two strings of data
copy	Initiates a copy operation.
copydir	Initiates a copy operation that recurses into subdirectories.
data	Defines an in-stream data element that can be passed as input for other commands.
debug	Turns debug information on and off.
delete	Deletes a file (or series of files if file-spec contains any wildcards) from the transfer server with the corresponding logical name.
deletestring	Removes a substring from an existing string.
dir	Provides a listing of the specified directory.
diskspace	Retrieves the amount of space available on a volume or file system. This command is available on UNIX and Windows, and z/OS and IBM i when the current file system is set to HFS (see the filesys command).
echo	Sends text to standard out (stdout).
echolog	Sends text to an open log file.
exec	Executes system commands on remote machines.
execsap	Executes SAP events.
existdir	Verifies that the specified directory exists and reports the results to the user.
exit	Exits the UDM Manager (same as the quit command).
filesys	Sets the file system with which the server with the specified logical name is working.
filetype	Set a series of masks and corresponding transfer mode types.
find	Finds a specific occurrence of a substring in an existing string or list element.
format	Creates a formatted string.
insertstring	Inserts a substring into an existing string.
loaddata	Loads the contents of a data element from a file, instead of setting them in a script via the data command.
logdata	Writes the content of a data element to the open log file.
lower	Forces all alpha characters in a given variable or list element to lower case.
mkdir	Creates the specified directory.
mode	Sets the current transfer mode.
move	Initiates a move operation.
open	Opens a UDM session.
openlog	Opens a log file on disk for writing custom log information.
pad	Takes a string in an existing variable or list element and pads it to make it the given length.
parse	Parses a string, placing the components of the string into variables.
print	Prints a message in the UDM manager's transaction output.
query	Prints out the UDM Manager version.
quit	Exits the UDM Manager (same as the exit command).
rename	Renames a file.
replace	Replaces one or more instances of a sequence with another sequence.
report	Sets UDM's reporting options.
resetattribs	Resets the attributes for all UDM file systems on the transfer server with the specified logical name.
return	Stops executing the current script immediately and returns execution to the calling script immediately after the call command used to invoke the current script.
reverse	Reverses the order of all characters in the string of a specified existing variable or element.
rmdir	Removes the specified directory. Only the last directory n the path is removed.
savedata	Writes each line of a data element to a file on disk.
set	Sets the UDM Manager's built-in and global variable values.
sleep	Pauses execution of the script.
status	Displays the current connection status.
strip	Strips occurrences of a sequence from a string.
substring	Finds a substring in an existing string and stores it in a variable.
truncate	Truncates a string to a specific length.
upper	Forces all alpha characters in a given variable or list element to upper case.