Commands operating on multiple objects

In addition to the commands that operate on single object types, there are commands that operate on several object types. These commands are more powerful because they can operate on several objects of different types at the same time.

For example:

Display object description (DSPOBJD or DSPLNK): Displays the common attributes of an object.
Save object (SAVOBJ or SAV): Saves an object and its contents on tape, optical media, or in a save file.
Restore object (RSTOBJ or RST): Restores a saved version of the object from tape, optical media, or from a save file.

Some of the commands operate on only one object at a time, but that object can be any one of several i5/OS™ object types. For example:

Move object (MOVOBJ or MOV): Moves an object from one library or directory to another.
Rename object (RNMOBJ or RNM): Specifies the new name of an object.

See the tables below to see a list of the commands that perform an action on many of the object types.

Table 1. Commands Operating on Multiple Object Types (where object identified by object name, library and type)
Item	Actions	Identifier
Object	ALC, CHK, CPR, CRTDUP, DCP, DLC, DMP, MOV, RNM, RST, SAV, SAVCHG, WRK,	OBJ
Object Access	SET	OBJACC
Object Auditing	CHG	OBJAUD
Object Authority	DSP, EDT, GRT, RVK	OBJAUT
Object Description	CHG, DSP, RTV	OBJD
Object Journaling	CHG, END, STR	JRNOBJ
Object Lock	WRK	OBJLCK
Object Owner	CHG, WRK	OBJOWN
Object Primary Group	CHG, WRK	OBJPGP

Table 2. Commands Operating on Multiple Object Types (where object identified by path name)
Item	Actions	Identifier
Object	CPY, MOV, RNM, RST, SAV	not applicable
Object Auditing	CHG	AUD
Object Authority	CHG, DSP, WRK	AUT
Object Description	DSP, WRK	LNK
Object Integrity	CHK	OBJITG
Object Journaling	END, STR	JRN
Object Owner	CHG	OWN
Object Primary Group	CHG	PGP