UNIX is rather easy: cat file1 file2 file3 otherfile prefix-of-files* | command
quite often, if the command expects one or more files, then a single dash can stand for "read stdin at this point". In Linux (and z/OS) shell, it is possible to read /dev/fd/0 if the command doesn't implement the "-" as a shortcut to stdin. On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 10:01 AM, Elardus Engelbrecht < [email protected]> wrote: > <snip> > I'm pretty sure there are solutions in the USS / OMVS world where you can > achieve something like this. I believe I have seen a custom command where > you pipe all those members into one thing and pass it on. But my memory is > rusting again... ;-D > <snip> > > Groete / Greetings > Elardus Engelbrecht > > -- This is a test of the Emergency Broadcast System. If this had been an actual emergency, do you really think we'd stick around to tell you? Maranatha! <>< John McKown ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
