Selection of Archive Directory

DIR directory [, param]

The file list will consist of all the entries belonging to the user from the specified Archive directory, or those entries whose name fulfills the criteria specified in param.

directory Name of the Archive directory whose contents should be listed.

param simple or multiple selection condition for the entry names in the Archive directory. For a description of the syntax, see page 4- "Selection of Files by Name".


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Notes:

By default, the entries for all catids are displayed. The selection can be restricted to a specific PVS by entering a value in the USER-ID field of the Selection mask. (Enter :pvs:).

By default, only the last (newest) save entry will be displayed for each file or Job variable. Specifying SAVE, or SAVE CNS as a USER OPTION will result in all save entries (FULL/PART), or additionally the CNS entries (Catalogued but not Saved) being displayed.

Entering the Action Code NP next to an entry in a standard directory list will result in a list of all available save entries.

Entering J in the FCBTYPE field of the Selection mask will display all Job variables in the specified Archive directory.

The User Options RETPD and SAVE are additionally available for Archive directory entries. For further information, see page 5-/.

Displaying Volume information from an Archive directory can be done by means of the POOL command. For more information, see page 7-.

Examples:

DIR $TSOS.ARCHIVE.SAVE

The latest save versions of all files belonging to the user will be displayed from the $TSOS.ARCHIVE.SAVE Archive directory.

DIR $TSOS.ARCHIVE.SAVE,'LIB'

The latest save versions of those files whose names contain the string 'LIB' belonging to the user will be displayed from the $TSOS.ARCHIVE.SAVE Archive directory.