Steps For Checking The Syntax Of The System Config File - IBM ZVM - FOR LINUX V6 RELEASE 1 Getting Started

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Before you begin: You need to end CP's access to the primary parm disk. See
"Steps for releasing the primary parm disk" on page 37.
Perform these steps to update system-wide special escape character defaults:
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You should now see something like this:

Steps for checking the syntax of the SYSTEM CONFIG file

Be sure the SYSTEM CONFIG file has the correct syntax by using the CPSYNTAX
command.
Before you begin: You need to end CP's access to the primary parm disk. See
"Steps for releasing the primary parm disk" on page 37.
Perform these steps to check the syntax of the SYSTEM CONFIG file:
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Edit the SYSTEM CONFIG Z file. Type this command and press the Enter key:
xedit system config z
Find the section entitled "Special characters for system set here." At the XEDIT
command line, type this command and press the Enter key:
====> /special characters for system set here
Move the cursor to the line with the text "Escape", then move it to the first
quote mark.
Type "OFF".
Char_Delete
OFF
Escape
OFF
Line_Delete
OFF
Move the cursor to "Line_End", and replace "#" with "%".
Line_End
'%'
,
Save the file. At the XEDIT command line, type this command and press the
Enter key:
====> save
SYSTEM
CONFIG
Z1 F 80 Trunc=80 Size=286 Line=233 Col=1 Alt=0
/**********************************************************************/
/*
Special characters for system set here
/**********************************************************************/
Character_Defaults ,
Char_Delete OFF
,
Escape
OFF
,
Line_Delete OFF
,
Line_End
'%'
,
Tab
OFF
Access the 193 disk as X. From the command line, type this command and
press the Enter key:
,
/* System default ... @
,
/* System default ... "
,
/* Default is cent sign
/* System default ... #
/* System default ... @
/* System default ... "
/* Default is cent sign
/* System default ... #
/* System default ... "
*/
*/
*/
*/
*/
*/
*/
*/
*/
*/

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