Interesting. So it looks like (just guessing!) bash isn't able to find external links when following the PATH. Or something.
Frank ________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> on behalf of Michael Babcock <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 16, 2024 1:51 PM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: zsh for z/OS I can also cd into the bin directory and issue ./netstat and it works. On Fri, Feb 16, 2024 at 2:33 PM Frank Swarbrick <[email protected]> wrote: > Here's a bit of an off the wall question/request. > > Do both 'netstat' and 'onetstat' work in zsh? > > In bash, only 'onetstat' works. I think that bash under z/OS is unable to > follow executables with the 'e' file type (external link). > > > ls -FalTHp /bin/netstat /bin/onetstat > > erwxrwxrwx 1 BPXROOT OMVSGRP 8 Jun 1 > 2021 /bin/netstat -> ONETSTAT > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 BPXROOT OMVSGRP 29 Jun 1 > 2021 /bin/onetstat -> ../usr/lpp/tcpip/bin/onetstat > > Frank > > ________________________________ > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> on behalf > of Ed Jaffe <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, February 16, 2024 12:48 PM > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: zsh for z/OS > > On 2/16/2024 11:33 AM, Frank Swarbrick wrote: > > z/OS 3.1 added the Z Shell, zsh. Is anyone using it? How do you like > it. What interesting features does it have over bash? > > > > I'm only at 2.5, so can't use it. > > I am using it. After all, what self-respecting z/OS advocate doesn't > want to use a shell called Z? > > I'm not a power user. Not doing anything I couldn't also do in bash... > > -- > Phoenix Software International > Edward E. Jaffe > 831 Parkview Drive North > El Segundo, CA 90245 > https://www.phoenixsoftware.com/ > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This e-mail message, including any attachments, appended messages and the > information contained therein, is for the sole use of the intended > recipient(s). If you are not an intended recipient or have otherwise > received this email message in error, any use, dissemination, distribution, > review, storage or copying of this e-mail message and the information > contained therein is strictly prohibited. If you are not an intended > recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies > of this email message and do not otherwise utilize or retain this email > message or any or all of the information contained therein. Although this > email message and any attachments or appended messages are believed to be > free of any virus or other defect that might affect any computer system > into > which it is received and opened, it is the responsibility of the recipient > to ensure that it is virus free and no responsibility is accepted by the > sender for any loss or damage arising in any way from its opening or use. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
