The WHERE command displays the location and status of all currently active processes.
Format
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WHERE [n [–m]] [P] [Z] |
Parameter(s)
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n |
Number of the process. |
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n-m |
Range of processes. |
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P |
Sends the report to the printer. |
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Z |
Displays information for all processes, whether active or not. |
Description
The WHERE command displays the processes section of the full system report given by the WHAT command. WHERE displays a status report that looks like this:
This report shows the status of each process that is currently active. Each line of the report shows this information:
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Process ID |
An asterisk (*) indicates your own process. |
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Frame ID |
Process Control Block frame ID of the process (hexadecimal). |
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Process Status |
This number is for maintenance use only. |
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T |
If a backup medium is attached to a process, a T displays in the fourth column. |
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Location |
First address gives the frame ID (decimal) and a dot, followed by the location (hexadecimal). Subsequent addresses are the subroutine return stack addresses. |