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Universal Data Mover Commands

Universal Data Mover Commands

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