Syntax

The PUNIT (Process Unit) command initiates the SYSTEM/PUNIT program and enables you to search for hardware units with a set of specified characteristics. You can also specify sort preferences, and direct the output to a printer file, disk file, or remote file.

Following are some examples of PUNIT command. For a detailed discussion of this command, refer to the PDIR, PMIX, and PUNIT Utilities section of the System Software Utilities Operations Reference Manual.

Example 1

This example selects all units.

PUNIT

Example 2

This example selects tape units and shows some selected attributes.

PUNIT SELECT KINDNAME=MT SHOW KINDNAME, WRITEENABLED,
UNITNO, DENSITYNAME, READY, NAME, SCRATCH

Example 3

This example selects pack units and shows the family structure, user count, and available sectors. The output is sorted by descending numbers of available sectors.

PUNIT SELECT KINDNAME=PK SHOW UNITNO, NAME, FAMILYINDEX,
BASEUNIT, USERCOUNT, AVAILSECTS SORT DESCENDING AVAILSECTS