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<h2 id="commands">Commands</h2> <p>The following is a list of <a href="/facts/Command_(computing)/zUrvQbFy">commands</a> that are supported by the Qshell <a href="/facts/Command-line_interpreter/R9JpGmXQ">command-line interpreter</a> on IBM i 7.4.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p> <ul><li>ajar</li> <li><a href="/facts/Alias_(command)/BL5hJMxl">alias</a></li> <li>appletviewer</li> <li><a href="/facts/Attr/t81evL39">attr</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Basename/EwoA4aB3">basename</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Break_(command)/d72UqhJ3">break</a></li> <li>builtin</li> <li><a href="/facts/Cat_(Unix)/KQPATH6w">cat</a></li> <li>catsplf</li> <li><a href="/facts/Cd_(command)/GRT0BkeF">cd</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Chgrp/L1sDNa1r">chgrp</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Chmod/aGRdWvvk">chmod</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Chown/JPm7Xv6u">chown</a></li> <li>clrtmp</li> <li><a href="/facts/Cmp_(Unix)/EGTTz5A8">cmp</a></li> <li>colon (:)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Command_(Unix)/3HN53Hz1">command</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Compress/RLSgGNUX">compress</a></li> <li>continue</li> <li><a href="/facts/Cp_(Unix)/T7n2B1Fg">cp</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Cut_(Unix)/M9qXNlAB">cut</a></li> <li>dataq</li> <li>datarea</li> <li>date</li> <li>db2profc</li> <li>db2profp</li> <li>declare</li> <li><a href="/facts/Dirname/9hPPpb2a">dirname</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Dot_(command)/R2jGd2RJ">dot (.)</a></li> <li>dspmsg</li> <li><a href="/facts/Echo_(command)/ue5jH01X">echo</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Egrep/PdGQeFfD">egrep</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Env/nsV24QVl">env</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Eval/lPVJnDNR">eval</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Exec_(system_call)/x9bn7lFr">exec</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Exit_(command)/uWcVMq12">exit</a></li> <li>export</li> <li><a href="/facts/Expr/QCIoHt60">expr</a></li> <li>extcheck</li> <li><a href="/facts/True_and_false_(commands)/ju0HALI8">false</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Fgrep/PdGQeFfD">fgrep</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/File_(command)/P5Nvve4C">file</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Find_(Unix)/bg18ASlI">find</a></li> <li>gencat</li> <li>getconf</li> <li>getjobid</li> <li><a href="/facts/Getopts/Ju6xVkg2">getopts</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Grep/PdGQeFfD">grep</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Hash_(Unix)/q8zz11eU">hash</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Head_(Unix)/VADCHJTV">head</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Help_(command)/AouoTNSR">help</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Hostname/WcLyMFKA">hostname</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Iconv/8Asx4eA2">iconv</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Id_(Unix)/EEuIsUx9">id</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ipcrm/AANx5cPz">ipcrm</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ipcs/fsgFXBp0">ipcs</a></li> <li>jar</li> <li>jarsigner</li> <li><a href="/facts/Java_(programming_language)/9ScgFyAL">java</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Javac/PhoCVLnM">javac</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Javadoc/pm72Xvlf">javadoc</a></li> <li>javah</li> <li>javakey</li> <li>javap</li> <li>jobs</li> <li>kdestroy</li> <li>keytab</li> <li>keytool</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kill_(command)/PjqmLTUR">kill</a></li> <li>kinit</li> <li>klist</li> <li>ksetup</li> <li>ldapadd</li> <li>ldapchangepwd</li> <li>ldapdelete</li> <li>ldapdiff</li> <li>ldapexop</li> <li>ldapmodify</li> <li>ldapmodrdn</li> <li>ldapsearch</li> <li>let</li> <li>liblist</li> <li><a href="/facts/Ln_(Unix)/Ioq2y31h">ln</a></li> <li>local</li> <li>locale</li> <li>logger</li> <li><a href="/facts/Logname/b0TXzaka">logname</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ls/5GsH3v2a">ls</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Mkdir/YI42PsYJ">mkdir</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Mkfifo/g78xY9lC">mkfifo</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Mv_(Unix)/BScugd1B">mv</a></li> <li>native2ascii</li> <li><a href="/facts/Nohup/fAdxfMJm">nohup</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Od_(Unix)/eS8QjQSD">od</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Pax_(command)/dPXpJaas">pax</a></li> <li>policytool</li> <li><a href="/facts/Pr_(Unix)/Xwze4vfX">pr</a></li> <li>print</li> <li>printenv</li> <li><a href="/facts/Printf_(Unix)/uToyvMpD">printf</a></li> <li>profconv</li> <li>profdb</li> <li>profp</li> <li><a href="/facts/Ps_(Unix)/WWR5zQkC">ps</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Pwd/D8NjW3nY">pwd</a></li> <li>pwdx</li> <li>qsh</li> <li><a href="/facts/Read_(Unix)/VeE1vuLL">read</a></li> <li>readonly</li> <li>return</li> <li><a href="/facts/Rexec/fB8rLwNJ">rexec</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Rexx/hAzh6FeR">rexx</a></li> <li>Rfile</li> <li><a href="/facts/Rm_(Unix)/FPB4Q2wM">rm</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Rmdir/1dMYlg6C">rmdir</a></li> <li>rmic</li> <li>rmid</li> <li>rmiregistry</li> <li><a href="/facts/Sed/5pXUwRdD">sed</a></li> <li>serialver</li> <li>set</li> <li>setccsid</li> <li><a href="/facts/Bourne_shell/wUCh3Qkl">sh</a></li> <li>shift</li> <li><a href="/facts/Sleep_(command)/pghbFcxl">sleep</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Sort_(Unix)/oa9wxsq2">sort</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Source_(command)/R2jGd2RJ">source</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Split_(Unix)/k0lPCYva">split</a></li> <li>sqlj</li> <li>system</li> <li>sysval</li> <li><a href="/facts/Tail_(Unix)/g6xRo1nd">tail</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Tar_(computing)/DCJ37j3d">tar</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Tee_(command)/EvXj51Sw">tee</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Test_(Unix)/r7uIjBmz">test</a></li> <li>tnameserv</li> <li><a href="/facts/Touch_(command)/3yXqX9Aa">touch</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Tr_(Unix)/Ev2SREmK">tr</a></li> <li>trap</li> <li><a href="/facts/True_and_false_(commands)/ju0HALI8">true</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Type_(Unix)/dNxYbnDF">type</a></li> <li>typeset</li> <li>ulimit</li> <li><a href="/facts/Umask/guGm0ye9">umask</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Unalias/BL5hJMxl">unalias</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Uname/fx63hv3C">uname</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Uncompress/RLSgGNUX">uncompress</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Uniq/jNKDdY7M">uniq</a></li> <li>unset</li> <li><a href="/facts/Wait_(command)/WByDwJCn">wait</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Wc_(Unix)/XxRPj8b1">wc</a></li> <li>whence</li> <li><a href="/facts/Xargs/nXhrdwXI">xargs</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Zcat/H23uqvyx">zcat</a></li></ul> <h2 id="differences-from-other-unix-shells">Differences from other Unix shells</h2> <p>Qshell does not support the <> redirection operator or provide a <a href="/facts/Command_history/nnyw8DFc">command history</a>. It also has no <a href="/facts/Job_control_(Unix)/NIzeWzjq">job control</a> support as IBM i operating system does not have the concept of a <a href="/facts/Foreground_process_group/Bg9HyAlB">foreground</a> or <a href="/facts/Background_process/evBqvbHy">background process</a> group. The POSIX standard <a href="/facts/Fg_(Unix)/NIzeWzjq">fg</a> and <a href="/facts/Bg_(Unix)/NIzeWzjq">bg</a> built-in commands are therefore not available as well.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="compared-to-pase-for-i">Compared to PASE for i</h2> <p>According to IBM, QSHELL is a “<a href="/facts/Unix/0pNL2seI">Unix</a>-like” interface built over <a href="/facts/IBM_i/lsIRAUvn">IBM i</a>. The commands issued by the user point to programs in a “Qshell” library. It began as a port from the <a href="/facts/Almquist_shell/jnS95YW5">ash shell</a>, which was a <a href="/facts/Bourne_shell/wUCh3Qkl">Bourne-like shell</a> created by <a href="/facts/Berkeley_Software_Design/akC73cND">Berkeley Software Design</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Control_Language/9dIz8n21">Control Language</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Comparison_of_command_shells/VjrMgygY">Comparison of command shells</a></li></ul> <h2 id="further-reading">Further reading</h2> <ul><li>Holt, Ted (2004). <i>Qshell for iSeries</i>. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 1-58347-046-8.</li> <li><a href="https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ssw_ibm_i_75/pdf/rzahzpdf.pdf"><i>System i 7.2 Programming Qshell</i></a> (PDF). International Business Machines Corporation. 2013. p. 202. Product Number: 5770-SS1.</li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_ibm_i_74/rzahz/rzahzintro.htm">"Qshell"</a>. <i>ibm</i>. IBM. Retrieved 11 June 2020.</li> <li><a href="http://www.tylogix.com/Articles/Exploring_iSeries_QSHELL.htm">Exploring iSeries QSHELL</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Holt, Ted; Kulack, Fred (February 1, 2004). Qshell for iSeries. MC Press. ISBN 1-58347-046-8. <a href="1-58347-046-8" target="_blank">1-58347-046-8</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Holt, Ted; Kulack, Fred (February 1, 2004). Qshell for iSeries. MC Press. ISBN 1-58347-046-8. <a href="1-58347-046-8" target="_blank">1-58347-046-8</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"List of all utilities". IBM. <a href="https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_ibm_i_74/rzahz/rzahzutility.htm" target="_blank">https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_ibm_i_74/rzahz/rzahzutility.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Differences with other interpreters". IBM. <a href="https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_ibm_i_74/rzahz/rzahzdiffer.htm" target="_blank">https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_ibm_i_74/rzahz/rzahzdiffer.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Holt, Ted; Kulack, Fred (February 1, 2004). Qshell for iSeries. MC Press. ISBN 1-58347-046-8. <a href="1-58347-046-8" target="_blank">1-58347-046-8</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>