Table A.2. Functional comparison between MVS and UNIX
Function
MVS
UNIX
Background work
Submit batch JCL
sh_cmd &
Change working directory
ISPF 3.4
cd
Change local working directory (during FTP or SSH transfer in interactive mode)
ISPF 3.4
lcd
Change permissions
PERMIT
chmod
Configuration parameters
SYS1.PARMLIB
/etc
Data management
DFSMS, HSM
tar, cpio, pax
Debug
TSO TEST
dbx
Delete file or directory
ISPF 3.2 D
rm
Editor
ISPF 2
ed, sed, oedit, ishell
Initiate new task
ATTACH, LINK, XCTL
fork(), spawn()
Interactive access
Logon to TSO
telnet/rlogin to sh/tcsh
Job management
SDSF
ps, kill
List files
ISPF 3.4, LISTC
ls
List user ID attributes
LU
id
Long running work
Started task (STC)
daemon
Make directory
ISPF 3.2 A PDS
mkdir
Post IPL commands
COMMNDxx
/etc/rc
Power user
RACF OPERATIONS
superuser or root
Primary configuration
IEASYSxx
BPXPRMxx
Primary data index
Master Catalog
root (“/”) directory
Procedural language
CLIST, REXX
shell scripts, REXX
Program products
LNKLST
/usr
Resident programs
LPA
sticky bit
System logging
SYSLOG
SYSLOGD
System programs
LNKLST
/bin
Test programs
STEPLIB
/sbin
User data
&SYSUID or &SYSPREF
/u/<username>
User identity
user/group
UID/GID
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