CL Tricks

Some stuff which makes it easier to work directly with commands in CL:

• Pressing F4 instead of Return to send a command opens up a form for completing the command options.
  • Pressing F4 while the cursor is at a specific position opens up another panel with a brief description of available choices.
  • Pressing F1 while the cursor is at a specific position opens up a help text for that particular option.
    • Pressing F20 (Shift-F8) zooms the help text window over the complete screen.
• To learn how the command will be actually called after filling out the corresponding form, press F14 (Shift-F2).
• Default options for commands can be changed with chgcmddft.
• To learn the keywords along the displayed form, press F11.