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File No. S360-32
Form C24-3409-2




Systems Ret1erence Library




IBM System/360 masie Operating System
Specification,s
Utility Progr:ams

This reference publication qescribes the
IBM System/360 Basic Operating System utili-
ty Programs. The programs described are:

1. Eleven file-to-file programs for trans-
ferring a file from input mediums to
output mediums.

2. A program to clear one or more areas of
disk storage and establish pre-formatted
tracks.
3. A tape compare program that compares two
files from two or more tapes.

The reader should be familiar with the
information presented in the publications
IBM System/360 Basic Operating System
Programmer's Guide (8K Disk), C24-3372,
IBM System/360 Basic Operating System
Assembler with Input/Output Macros (8K
Disk), C24-336l. For a list of association
publications, refer to the IBM System/360
Bibliography, A22-6822.
Major Revision, December 1965

This edition, Form C24-3409-2, is a major
revision of and obsoletes, Form C24-3409-l.
Changes are designated in three ways:

1. A vertical line appears at the left of
of the affected text where only a part
of the page has been changed.

2. A dot (e) appears at the left or right
of the page number where the complete
page should be reviewed.

3. A dot (e) appears at the left of each
figure that has been changed.
Pages that have been affected are: 1-3,
5-11, 13, 17, 19, 20, 22, 27, 30, 32, 38,
46, 51-55.




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this publication to IBM Product Publications, Endicott, New York 13764.


C 1965 by International Business Machines Corporation
CONTENTS




IBM SYSTEM/360 BASIC OPERATING SYSTEM
SPECIFICATIONS: U'fILITY PROGRAMS .. 5
Description . . . . . . . . . S
Machine Requirements . . . 5
Organization . . . . . . . . . . . 6
General Information . . . .. 6
Utility-Modifier Card. . .11
Field-Select Card. . .16
Print Header . . . . . . . 16
Examples . . . . . . 17
Key Fields . . . . . .