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