Tool Categories
Date of this refresh -- Aug 15, 2025
Click on the category name for a list of tools in that category.
| Tool Category | Category Description | 
|---|---|
| (ALL) | All tools, in alphabetic sequence. NOTE: this list is about 200K bytes long  | 
				
| *ACCPTH | Access path | 
| *ACT | Active job, program, or file | 
| *ACTGRP | Activation group | 
| *ADD | Add | 
| *ADJ | Adjust | 
| *ALC | Allocate | 
| *ANZ | Analyze | 
| *APOST | Apostrophe | 
| *APY | Apply | 
| *ARACDE | Area code | 
| *ARC | Archive | 
| *ARP | Address resolution protocol | 
| *ASP | Auxiliary storage pool | 
| *ASYNC | Asynchronous controller/line | 
| *ATN | Attention key | 
| *AUD | Audit function | 
| *AUTL | Authorization list | 
| *BIN | Binary value | 
| *BIT | Bit values | 
| *BLD | Build verb - used in CL pgms | 
| *CAL | Calendar | 
| *CAP | Capture | 
| *CCSID | CCSID | 
| *CERT | Certificate | 
| *CFG | Configuration | 
| *CHG | Change | 
| *CHK | Check | 
| *CLC | Calculate | 
| *CLN | Clean | 
| *CLP | CL Program | 
| *CLR | Clear | 
| *CLS | Class | 
| *CMD | Command | 
| *CMP | Compare | 
| *CNF | Confirm | 
| *CNT | Count | 
| *CPR | Compress | 
| *CPY | Copy | 
| *CRT | Create | 
| *CTLD | Controller description | 
| *CVT | Convert | 
| *DAT | Date | 
| *DBF | Data base file | 
| *DDM | Distributed data management | 
| *DDS | Data Description specs | 
| *DEBUG | Debug | 
| *DEV | Device | 
| *DIR | Directory | 
| *DLC | Deallocate | 
| *DLT | Delete | 
| *DLY | Delay | 
| *DMG | Damage | 
| *DMO | Demonstration | 
| *DSA | Disable | 
| *DSP | Display | 
| *DSPA | Display with adopt | 
| *DSPF | Display file | 
| *DSTL | Distribution directory list | 
| *DTAARA | Data area | 
| *DTAQ | Data queue | 
| *DUAL | Dual systems | 
| *DUP | Duplicate | 
| *EDT | Edit | 
| *EDTCDE | Edit code | 
| *EMT | Empty | 
| *ENA | Enable | 
| *END | End | 
| *ENVVAR | Environment variables | 
| *ETH | Ethernet line | 
| *EXC | Execute | 
| *EXT | Extract | 
| *FCN | Function | 
| *FILE | File | 
| *FIND | Find | 
| *FIX | Fix such as fix source | 
| *FMT | Format | 
| *FTP | FTP | 
| *GAME | Game | 
| *GEN | Generic | 
| *GRP | Group | 
| *GRPJOB | Group job | 
| *GRT | Grant | 
| *HEX | Hex value | 
| *HLD | Hold | 
| *HLL | High level language | 
| *HLP | Help | 
| *HOST | Host controller/line | 
| *HST | History | 
| *IFS | Integrated file system | 
| *IMGCLG | Image catalog | 
| *IND | Indent | 
| *INS | Install | 
| *INZ | Initialize | 
| *IPL | IPL - Initial program load | 
| *JOB | Job | 
| *JOBACG | Job accounting | 
| *JOBD | Job description | 
| *JOBLOG | Job log | 
| *JOBQ | Job queue | 
| *JOBSCD | Job schedule | 
| *JRN | Journal | 
| *KWD | Keyword | 
| *LIB | Library | 
| *LIBL | Library list | 
| *LIND | Line description | 
| *LOCK | Lock | 
| *LOG | Log | 
| *LOOKUP | Lookup | 
| *LPAR | Logical partitioning | 
| *LVL | Level | 
| *LWS | Local wrkstn controller | 
| *MENU | Menu | 
| *METRIC | Metric | 
| *MODULE | Module | 
| *MONEY | Money such as DSPMONEY | 
| *MOV | Move | 
| *MRG | Merge | 
| *MSG | Message | 
| *MSGD | Message description | 
| *MSGF | Message file | 
| *MSGQ | Message queue | 
| *MTN | Maintain | 
| *NAMADR | Name and address | 
| *NBR | Number | 
| *NET | Network function | 
| *OBJ | Object | 
| *ONLINE | On line | 
| *OPER | Operational tool | 
| *OPNQRYF | Open Query file | 
| *OUTFILE | Out file function | 
| *OUTQ | Output queue | 
| *OWNER | Owner | 
| *PARM | Parameter | 
| Portable data format | |
| *PDM | Program development manager | 
| *PERF | Performance | 
| *PERSONL | Personal use tools | 
| *PGM | Program | 
| *PGP | Primary group profile | 
| *PHN | Phone | 
| *PMT | Prompt | 
| *PPP | Point to point line | 
| *PRINTER | Printer | 
| *PRT | Print function | 
| *PRTF | Printer file | 
| *PRX | Proxy command | 
| *PTF | PTFs | 
| *PWD | Password | 
| *QHST | QHST log function | 
| *QRY | Query function | 
| *QSYSOPR | QSYSOPR message queue | 
| *RANDOM | Random number | 
| *RBL | Rebuild | 
| *RCD | Record | 
| *RCDLCK | Record lock | 
| *RCL | Reclaim | 
| *RCV | Receive | 
| *RDB | Relational Data Base | 
| *REG | Registration facility | 
| *RGZ | Reorganize | 
| *RLS | System release | 
| *RMT | Remote | 
| *RMTJRN | Remote journal | 
| *RMV | Remove | 
| *RNM | Rename | 
| *RPG | RPG | 
| *RPL | Replace | 
| *RPYL | System reply list | 
| *RSM | Resume | 
| *RSN | Resend | 
| *RST | Restore | 
| *RTN | Return | 
| *RTV | Retrieve | 
| *RVK | Revoke | 
| *SAV | Save | 
| *SAVF | Save file | 
| *SBM | Submit job | 
| *SBS | Subsystem | 
| *SBSD | Subsystem description | 
| *SCN | Scan | 
| *SDLC | SDLC line | 
| *SEC | Security | 
| *SET | Set | 
| *SIGNON | Signon information | 
| *SMTP | System mail table | 
| *SND | Send | 
| *SORT | Sort | 
| *SPE | Spelling | 
| *SPL | Spool | 
| *SPREAD | Spread sheet | 
| *SRC | Source | 
| *SRVPGM | Service program | 
| *STAT | Statistics | 
| *STD | Standard | 
| *STG | Storage | 
| *STK | Stack | 
| *STR | Start | 
| *STRING | String handling | 
| *STS | Status | 
| *SUBF | Subfile | 
| *SYS | System | 
| *SYSVAL | System value | 
| *SVRA | NetServer | 
| *TAA | TAA Tool function | 
| *TBL | Table | 
| *TAP | Tape | 
| *TCP | TCP | 
| *TEST | Testing aids | 
| *TIM | Time | 
| *TIMZON | Time zone | 
| *TRG | Trigger | 
| *TXT | Text | 
| *UIM | User Interface Manager | 
| *UPD | Update | 
| *UPS | Uninterruptible Pwr Sup | 
| *USE | Usage | 
| *USG | User group | 
| *USRIDX | User index | 
| *USRPRF | User profile | 
| *USRSPC | User space | 
| *VAL | Value or validation | 
| *VLDL | Validation list | 
| *VRY | Vary | 
| *VTP | Virtual tape | 
| *VWS | Virtual wrkstn controller | 
| *WHO | Who | 
| *WHRUSE | Where used | 
| *WRK | Work | 
| *WRKSTN | Work station | 
| *WRT | Write | 
| *WTR | Spool Writer | 
| *2000 | Year 2000 | 
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