The z/OS Unix Files view

When connected to a z/OS® system the z/OS Unix Files view shows the HFS and zFS file system structure and contents. The files are shown in a tree structure and you can expand the tree to show individual files.

You must be connected to an FTP server on your host system before you can view any z/OS Unix files or directories. See the related links later in this topic for further information about configuring system connections.

When you connect to a system the z/OS Unix Files view shows the shows the structure tree for the root directory of the z/OS system to which you are connected. You can expand the branches of the tree to find files, or you can type the path in the text field at the top of the view, for example, /compete/cics/.

If a filename or directory name contains special characters, CICS Explorer does not display the special characters. Instead, the special characters are shown as question marks (?). For example, a z/OS Unix filename of hello¬¬ is shown as hello?? in the z/OS Unix view.

A screen capture of the z/OS Unix Files view showing the tree structure of the Unix files.

Viewing hidden files

By default, the z/OS Unix Files view shows only files that have a filename. Files with only a file extension are hidden.

You can show the hidden files by clicking the Menu icon The Menu icon and clicking Show hidden files. Hidden files are displayed as shown in the following screen capture.

A screen capture showing files with no filenames in the z/OS Unix Files view