z/VM: CP Commands and Utilities Reference - z/VM - IBM

FORWARD
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Notes:
FOrward
Authorization
Purpose
Operands
Usage Notes
Responses
(1)
rdev
1
nnnnn
1 rdev must be the real device number of a printer or punch.
Privilege Class: D
Use FORWARD to reposition current spool output on a real printer or punch.
rdev
identifies the device number of the real printer/punch you want spaced forward.
1
nnnnn
specifies the number of pages or cards to be spaced forward. The limit is
32,767; the default is 1.
Pages are counted in FORWARD operations by looking for page ejects. If a file
contains no page ejects, 66 output lines (including blanks) are treated as a “page.”
The count begins at the end of the current buffer.
Response 1:
{PRT} rdev FORWARD userid FILE spoolid RECS {nnnn}
{PUN} {nnnK}
{nnnM}
COPY [*]nnn SEQ sss CL c typ
PRT
PUN
identifies the device type.
rdev
identifies the real device number.
userid
identifies the user whose file was active and spaced forward.
spoolid
identifies the system-assigned number of the spool file.
RECS nnnn
RECS nnnK
FORWARD
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