Using cicsterm

The following table shows the functions that you can perform with the cicsterm command, and the parameters associated with each function:
Function Parameters
Start a 3270 terminal emulator -s and -r
Specify the initial transaction -t
Specify the name of the keyboard mapping file -k
Specify the name of the color mapping file -c
Define the 3270 terminal emulator characteristics -n and -m
Specify a terminal emulator that is sign-on incapable -a
Determine the print file processing -p
Specify a file to which print files are appended -f
Wait for confirmation before completing -w
Inhibit all output messages -q
Issue a single cicsterm command, with all the parameters you require, as shown in the following example:
   cicsterm -s=CICSTSW -t=CESN -k=mykeys.ini -c=mycols.ini
            -n=cicsv123 -f=clprint.txt -q

In this example:

-s=CICSTSW
A 3270 terminal emulator is started for the server CICSTSW.
-t=CESN
The initial transaction is CESN.
-k=mykeys.ini
The keyboard mapping file is mykeys.ini.
-c=mycols.ini
The color mapping file is mycols.ini.
-n=cicsv123
The 3270 terminal emulator characteristics are defined by the terminal definition cicsv123.
-f=clprint.txt
The print file will be appended to the file clprint.txt.
-q
The display of messages output by the command is disabled.

All cicsterm parameters are optional. If you enter the cicsterm command without any parameters, defaults are taken from the configuration file. Full details of the parameters are given in cicsterm command reference.