z/OS V1R9.0 TSO/E Command Reference

HELP CommandExample 6Operation: Obtain information about the third positional operand of the RENUMsubcommand of EDIT.help renum positional(3)LINKcommandLINK command syntaxUse the LINK command to invoke the binder or linkage editor service programs.The binder and linkage editor convert one or more object modules (the outputmodules from compilers) into a load module or program object suitable forexecution. In doing this, the binder and linkage editor change all symbolicaddresses in the object modules into relative addresses.The binder and linkage editor provide a great deal of information to help you testand debug a program. This information includes a cross-reference table and a mapof the module that identifies the location of control sections, entry points, andaddresses. You can have this information listed at your terminal or saved in a dataset.You can change binder defaults. The changes replace the defaults for the LINKcommand. For more information about changing binder defaults, see z/OS MVSProgram Management: User’s Guide and Reference.You might want to use the LOADGO command as an alternative to the LINKcommand, if:v The module that you want to process has a simple structure; that is, it isself-contained and does not pass control to other modules.v You do not require the extensive listings produced by the binder or linkage editor.v You do not want a load module or program object saved in a library.►►▼ LINK( dataset )LOAD(data_set_name)►►NOPRINTPRINT( * )data_set_name24AMODE( )3164ANYMINBINDERNOBINDER►158 z/OS V1R9.0 TSO/E Command Reference