CATBL # of Catalog Block

CATBL # of Catalog Block. Displays the PAM block number in the TSOSCAT under which the catalog entry for the respective file is stored.

Selection parameter: >x | <x | =x

All files are displayed whose catalog entries are contained in the catalog blocks specified.

Example:

CATBL>4711

Produces a list of all files within a userid whose catalog entries are stored in blocks >4711 in the TSOSCAT.

The system administrator can use the CATBL User Option to determine whether the catalog entry for a file is stored in a contiguous area, or if it is spread over more than one block.