AS/400 Cheat Sheet by Marty Wilber
Version 1.0

The AS/400 Cheat Sheet lists commands useful for performing basic operational tasks on the AS/400. The command parameters can be viewed by utilizing the AS/400's online help.

How do I...?

Prompt a command
<command> <F4 key>

Find all commands beginning with a prefix
<prefix>*

Display help for a command
? <command>

Run a program interactively
CALL <program>

Change my password
CHGPWD

Copy a file
CPYF

Create a control language program
CRTCLPGM

Duplicate an object
CRTDUPOBJ

Delete a file
DLTF

Display current job
DSPJOB

Display job log
DSPJOBLOG

View file information
DSPFD

View list of file fields
DSPFFD

View current library list
DSPLIBL

Display AS/400 history log
DSPLOG

Display message
DSPMSG

Display system operator message log
DSPMSG QSYSOPR

View object information
DSPOBJD

View object authority
DSPOBJAUT

Quickly view file contents
DSPPFM

View tape contents
DSPTAP

Change library list
EDTLIBL

Kill a running job
ENDJOB

Go to a menu
GO <menu>

Find various AS/400 information
GO INFO

Find programming tools
GO PROGRAM

Grant a user authority to an object
GRTOBJAUT

Power off the system
PWRDWNSYS

Remove objects from the system
RMVOBJ

Rename objects on the system
RNMOBJ

Restore objects from tape
RSTOBJ

Restore libaries from tape
RSTLIB

Submit a job for processing
SBMJOB

Logoff the AS/400
SIGNOFF

Start AS/400 file query tool
STRQRY

Edit a source member
STRSEU

Send a message
SNDMSG

Send a break message
SNDBRKMSG

Save objects to tape
SAVOBJ

Save libraries
SAVLIB

Logoff the system
SIGNOFF

Check active jobs
WRKACTJOB

Examine device status
WRKCFGSTS

Examine hard disk status
WRKDSKSTS

Manage the AS/400 job scheduler
WRKJOBSCDE

Manage job queues
WRKJOBQ

Locate an object on the system
WRKOBJ

Identify who is using an object
WRKOBJLCK

Check printer output queues
WRKOUTQ

Examine submitted jobs
WRKSBMJOB

Locate printer output
WRKSPLF

Examine system status
WRKSYSSTS

Display system settings
WRKSYSVAL

Look at another user's jobs
WRKUSRJOB <userid>

Manage user profiles
WRKUSRPRF

Display Help
F1

Return to previous menu
F3

Prompt for command parameters
F4

Retrieve the last command
F9

Display command keywords when prompting command
F11

Cancel current command prompt
F12

Display system request menu
SYSREQ+ENTER

If you have ideas for improvements, send Marty an email at mwilber@mcs.net.

The latest copy of the AS/400 Cheat Sheet can be downloaded from www.mcs.net/~mwilber.