If using MQ Explorer

1. In the left panel of MQ Explorer, expand Queue Managers > your local queue manager.
2. Select the Queues folder.
3. Right-click on a queue and select Browse Message.

In this example, the message Hello World is in QUEUE01.

If using Linux command line

Switch to the mqm user.

~]# su - mqm

The amqsget command can be used to display the messages in a queue.

~]# /opt/mqm/samp/bin/amqsget QUEUE01 MANAGER01
. . .
message <Hello World>

Likewise, the amqsbcg command can be used.

~]# /opt/mqm/samp/bin/amqsbcg QUEUE01 MANAGER01

AMQSBCG0 - starts here
**********************

 MQOPEN - 'QUEUE01'

 MQGET of message number 1
****Message descriptor****
  StrucId  : 'MD  '  Version : 2
  Report   : 0  MsgType : 8
  Expiry   : -1  Feedback : 0
  Encoding : 546  CodedCharSetId : 850
  Format : 'MQEVENT '
  Priority : 0  Persistence : 0
  MsgId : X'414D51207361575749447474405D30033563DB8'
  CorrelId : X'000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000'
  BackoutCount : 0
  ReplyToQ       : '                                                '
  ReplyToQMgr    : 'MANAGER01                                       '
  ** Identity Context
  UserIdentifier : '            '
  AccountingToken :
   X'0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000'
  ApplIdentityData : '                                '
  ** Origin Context
  PutApplType    : '7'
  PutApplName    : 'MANAGER01        '
  PutDate  : '19970417'    PutTime  : '15115208'
  ApplOriginData : '    '
 
  GroupId : X'000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000'
  MsgSeqNumber   : '1'
  Offset         : '0'
  MsgFlags       : '0'
  OriginalLength : '104'

****   Message      ****
 
 length - 104 bytes
 
00000000:  0700 0000 2400 0000 0100 0000 2C00 0000 'RFH.............'
00000010:  0100 0000 0100 0000 0100 0000 AE08 0000 '....MQSTR   ....'
00000020:  0100 0000 0400 0000 4400 0000 DF07 0000 '........<mcd><Ms'
00000030:  0000 0000 3000 0000 7361 7475 726E 2E71 'd>jms_text</Msd>'
00000040:  7565 7565 2E6D 616E 6167 6572 2020 2020 '</mcd>  ...L<jms'
00000050:  2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 '><Dst>queue:///Q'
00000060:  2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 'UEUE01</Dst><Tms'
00000070:  2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 '>1552628162482</'
00000080:  2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 'Tms><Dlv>2</Dlv>'
00000090:  2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 '</jms>  Hello Wo'
00000100:  2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 'rld             '

 No more messages
 MQCLOSE
 MQDISC

Return to your user account.

~]# exit