10 Chapter 10. Tools, functions, and programming interfaces This chapter describes some helpful tools for use with z/OS UNIX and points to some helpful API functions with code examples. The z/OS UNIX home page on the World Wide Web has the latest technical news, customer stories, tools, and FAQs (frequently asked questions). You can visit it at: http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/unix/ Some of the tools available from the Web site are ported tools, and some are home-grown tools designed for z/OS UNIX. All this code works in our environment at the time we make it available, but is not officially supported. Each tool has a README file that describes the tool and any restrictions on its use. The simplest way to reach these tools is through the z/OS UNIX home page. From the home page, click on Tools and Toys. The code is also available through anonymous ftp from: ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/s390/zos/unix/ If you'd like help with customizing z/OS UNIX, then check out the Web-based wizard. You can access it at: http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/wizards/ This wizard builds two BPXPRMxx parmlib members; one with system processing parameters and one with file system statements. It also builds a batch job that does the initial RACF security setup for z/OS UNIX. Whether you are installing z/OS UNIX for the first time or are a current user who wishes to verify settings, you can use this wizard. The following tools and programming interfaces are described: Useful tools REXX functions Programming samples for REXX and C Using BPX.JOBNAME and jobname activation for USS processes © Copyright IBM Corp. 2003, 2006. All rights reserved. 383