Please note that the commands in this section are for file owners only.

PUT fn ft [filelist [NODIST]]

Update a file you own. Options are:

<PW=password>

Supply your password for command authentication.

The following options are z/VM-specific and will not work on non-z/VM servers.

The “NODIST” option prevents AFD and FUI distributions when the file is updated. Other available z/VM-only options include:

CKDATE=NO

Accept request even if the current version of the file is more recent than the version you sent

DATE=yymmddhhmmss

Set file date/time.

RECFM=F [LRECL=nnn]

Select fixed-format file (not to be used for text files).

REPLY-TO=userid

Send reply to another user.

REPLY-TO=NONE

Don’t send any reply.

REPLY-VIA=MSG

Request reply via interactive messages, not mail (Requires NJE connectivity).

"parameters"

Special parameters passed to FAVE routine, if any.

Standard parameters supported for all files:

TITLE=file title

Change file “title” in filelist entry.


AFD/FUI

This command is only available on z/VM servers.

Automatic File Distribution privileged commands. In addition to the AFD/FUI functions listed above, a file owner may use the following function:

GET fn ft [filelist]

Get a list of people subscribed to a file you own.


GET fn FILELIST [(options]

This command is only available on z/VM servers.

Special options for filelists:

CTL

Return filelist in a format suitable for editing and storing back.

NOLock

Don’t lock filelist (use in conjunction with CTL).

       

REFRESH filelist [(option]

This command is only available on z/VM servers.

Refresh a filelist you own. The single option is:

NOFLAG

Don’t flag files which have changed since last time as updated (for AFD/FUI).


UNLOCK fn FILELIST

This command is only available on z/VM servers.

Unlock filelist after a GET with the CTL option if you decide not to update it after all.