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From Kris Buelens, IBM Belgium

BFSLIST is a FILELIST-like tool for BFS files.

Change history

Version 3.1, 2 Jan 2008, Add a BROWSE command (uses PIPE's BROWSE)

Version 3.1.a, 23 Jun 2008, avoid alignment problems for file larger than 100M.

Version 3.1.b, 1 Oct 2008, avoid REXX Novalue abend when nothing is mounted. Version 3.2, 26 Mar 2025. Unlock BFS after updates. Before this change other users than you risked to get EBUSY errors when accessing directories in which you performed updates.
Additionally we now support X / (width nnn (or other XEDIT options. And a CD command was added to set the current directory.

BFS stands for Byte File System. It is the repository for VM's Posix compliant files. Using BFS is a must when Java and NetRexx are installed on VM/ESA. BFS files are organized in directories, just as in Unix.

Without a BFSLIST like tool, you only have linemode interfaces to work with BFS files: OPENVM LISTFILE, or the Posix ls command.

With BFSLIST you can display your files as shown below and easily manage the files (Xedit, Copy, Delete, ...).

 KRIS     BFSLIST  A0  V 1000  Trunc=1000 Size=15 Line=1 Col=1 Alt=0
DIRECTORY: /usr/guimon/client/

--> cmd:  X(Xedit/list) A(asciiXedit) D(del) R(ren) C(copy) Q(qLink) T(tr
cmd T Fileid            Privs     Owner    Group       Size Date       Ti

    F GetPerf.nrx       rwxr-xr-x kris     system        6K 1998/03/17 15
    F AboutActionClass. rwxr-xr-x kris     system        2K 1998/03/13 12
    F AboutFrame.class  rwxr-xr-x kris     system        5K 1998/03/13 12
    F AboutFrameControl rwxr-xr-x kris     system      603  1998/03/13 12
    F GuiMonActions.cla rwxr-xr-x kris     system        2K 1998/03/12 13
    F GuiMonFrame.class rwxr-xr-x kris     system       10K 1998/03/12 13
    F GuiMonFrameContro rwxr-xr-x kris     system      650  1998/03/12 13
    F GuiMonMenuAction. rwxr-xr-x kris     system       12K 1998/03/12 13
    F GuiMonTimeScroll. rwxr-xr-x kris     system        1K 1998/03/12 13
    F GuiMon.class      rwxr-xr-x kris     system      994  1998/03/12 13
    F GuiMon.nrx        rwxr-xr-x kris     system       22K 1998/03/12 13
    F TimeGraph.class   rwxr-xr-x kris     system        4K 1998/03/10 15
    F TimeGraph.java    rwxr-xr-x kris     system        4K 1998/03/10 15
    F GetPerf.class     rwxr-xr-x kris     system        7K 1998/03/10 10
    F AboutFrame.nrx    rwxr-xr-x kris     system        7K 1998/03/06 17
 
 
1= Help       2= Refresh  3= Quit   4= Sort(NAME)  5= All         6= Sort
7= Backward   8= Forward  9= Dirs  10= Parent     11= XEDIT/List 12= All(
====>

BFSTREE

The package also includes BFSTREE EXEC. This allows to see a tree view of a BFS file space.

 KRIS     BFSTREE  A0  V 1000  Trunc=1000 Size=20 Line=0 Col=1 Alt=1
Viewing tree starting at: /
 
   /
     dev
     etc
     home
       guy
       kris
     .....
     u -> /home
     usr
       bin
       guimon -> /../VMBFS:SFS72:_GUIMON/guimon
       include
         sys
       java -> /../VMBFS:SFS72:_JAVA/J1.1/
       lpp
       mail -> /var/spool/mail
       pub
       spool -> /var/spool
       NetRexx -> /../VMBFS:SFS72:_NETREXX/NetRexx
     zarchives
       vmstuff
 
 
 
1= Help       2= Refresh  3= Quit   4=             5=             6=
7= Backward   8= Forward  9=       10= Parent     11= List       12=
====>

Notes

1. The BFSLIST package is part of the tools created for Redbook SG24-5148 VM/ESA Netwotk Computing with Java and NetRexx. A draft of this redbook is avalable on the WWW. It also contains a detailed description of BFSLIST.
2. BFSLIST described here replaces the BFSLIST EXEC that is provided with Redbook SG24-4747 OpenEdition for VM/ESA Implementation and Administration. The other BFS related tools of this Redbook remain valuable.