diff --git a/jcl/TEMPLATE.jcl b/jcl/TEMPLATE.jcl
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+//{NAME} JOB (GCC),'C Program',
+//             NOTIFY=@05054,CLASS=A,MSGCLASS=H,
+//             MSGLEVEL=(1,1),REGION=4M,TIME=1440
+//STEP1 EXEC GCCCG,INFILE='@05054.SRCLIB.C({NAME})'
+//
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/newjob.sh b/newjob.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Script to create a new C project with JCL and source file
+# Usage: ./newjob.sh <NAME>
+# NAME must be 8 characters or less (MVS member name restriction)
+
+set -e
+
+if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
+    echo "Usage: $0 <NAME>"
+    echo "  NAME: 8 characters or less (will be uppercased for MVS)"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Example:"
+    echo "  $0 hello"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+NAME_INPUT="$1"
+NAME=$(echo "$NAME_INPUT" | tr '[:lower:]' '[:upper:]')
+
+# Validate name length (MVS member names are max 8 characters)
+if [ ${#NAME} -gt 8 ]; then
+    echo "Error: Name '$NAME' is longer than 8 characters (${#NAME} chars)"
+    echo "MVS member names must be 8 characters or less"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Validate name format (alphanumeric, must start with letter)
+if ! [[ "$NAME" =~ ^[A-Z][A-Z0-9]*$ ]]; then
+    echo "Error: Name '$NAME' must start with a letter and contain only letters and numbers"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+JCL_FILE="jcl/${NAME}.jcl"
+SRC_FILE="src/${NAME}.c"
+
+# Check if files already exist
+if [ -f "$JCL_FILE" ]; then
+    echo "Error: JCL file '$JCL_FILE' already exists"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ -f "$SRC_FILE" ]; then
+    echo "Error: Source file '$SRC_FILE' already exists"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Create JCL from template
+if [ ! -f "jcl/TEMPLATE.jcl" ]; then
+    echo "Error: Template file 'jcl/TEMPLATE.jcl' not found"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Creating new C project: $NAME"
+echo ""
+
+# Replace {NAME} placeholders in template
+sed "s/{NAME}/$NAME/g" jcl/TEMPLATE.jcl > "$JCL_FILE"
+echo "✓ Created JCL: $JCL_FILE"
+
+# Create empty C source file
+touch "$SRC_FILE"
+echo "✓ Created source: $SRC_FILE"
+
+echo ""
+echo "Project '$NAME' created successfully!"
+echo "Next steps:"
+echo "  1. Edit $SRC_FILE with your C code"
+echo "  2. Commit and push to trigger mainframe build"