Specifying the data set or volume for the CLI command
See the following table for the requirements for each CLI command:
Command | Requirement |
|---|---|
LISTDSN LISTVOL | A specific data set name or a pattern |
RESTDSN RESTVOL | A specific data set or volume name |
ARCHIVE RECALL DELCDS DELBACK DELARC | A specific data set name |
DELVOL | A specific volume name |
Data set name pattern
Pattern suffix | Description | Example | Selects |
|---|---|---|---|
% | Single-character variable | SYS%.PROCLIB | SYS1.PROCLIB SYS2.PROCLIB |
* | 1-8 character variable | SYS2.*.PROCLIB | SYS2.DBA.PROCLIB SYS2.USER.PROCLIB |
SYS2.* | SYS2.PROCLIB SYS2.PARMLIB | ||
SYS*.PROCLIB | SYS2.PROCLIB SYSDB.PROCLIB | ||
** | Any number (including zero) of 0-8 character variables | SYS2**.PROCLIB | SYS2.PROCLIB SYS2.DBA.PROCLIB SYS2.DBA.DEV.PROCLIB SYS2.USER.PROCLIB |
SYS2** | SYS2.PROCLIB SYS2.PARMLIB SYS2.DBA.PROCLIB SYS2.DBA.DEV.PROCLIB SYS2.USER.PROCLIB SYS2.USER.LOAD |
Volume serial pattern
Pattern suffix | Description | Example | Selects |
|---|---|---|---|
% | Single-character variable | M%INST | M1INSTM2INST |
** | 0-8 character variable. When selecting volumes, ‘**’ behaves the same as ‘*’ | M*ST | M1INSTM2INSTM2ZZSTM3ZZST |
M2* | M2INSTM2ZZST |