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IBM File Manager for z/OSĀ® User's Guide and Reference Version 14.1.22
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  • File Manager Reference
    • Panels and fields
    • Primary commands
    • Functions
      • How to use this reference chapter
      • How to read the syntax diagrams
      • General tips about performance when you use File Manager functions
      • File Manager functions
        • AUD (Print audit trail report)
        • BSF (Backward Space File)
        • BSR (Backward Space Record)
        • BT (Create Tape File)
        • BTB (Batch Template Build)
        • BTU (Batch Template Update)
        • CLM (Compare Load Module)
        • DEFV (Define VSAM Statements)
        • DP (Disk Print)
        • DRS (Disk Record Scan)
        • DSB (Data Set Browse)
        • DSC (Data Set Copy)
        • DSE (Data Set Edit)
        • DSEB (Data Set Edit Batch) -- batch only
        • DSFA (Altering a data set)
        • DSFC (Allocate a data set)
        • DSFD (Delete a data set)
        • DSFR (Rename a data set)
        • DSG (Data Set Generate)
        • DSI (Data Set Information)
        • DSM (Data Set Compare)
        • DSP (Data Set Print)
        • DSU (Data Set Update) -- batch only
        • DSV (Data Set View)
        • DSX (Data Set Extents)
        • DVT (Display VTOC)
        • EOJ (End of Job)
        • ERT (Erase Tape)
        • EVC (Exported Stacked Volume Copy)
        • EVL (Exported Stacked Volume List)
        • FCH (Find/Change)
        • FMT (Set DBCS Format)
        • FSF (Forward Space File)
        • FSR (Forward Space Record)
        • INT (Initialize Tape)
        • NOSORT (Disable the use of DFSORT)
        • ODL (Object Directory List)
        • OE (Object Erase)
        • OO (Object to Object)
        • OP (Object Print)
        • OS (Object to Sequential Data)
        • OV (Object to VSAM)
        • PBK (Print Copybook)
        • PWB (PDSE Workbench)
        • REW (Tape Rewind)
        • RUN (Tape Rewind-Unload)
        • SCS (Catalog Services)
        • SET (Set Processing Options)
        • SETCICS (Update the status of CICSĀ® files) -- batch only
        • SETRC (Set the job step return code)
        • SO (Sequential Data to Object)
        • ST (Sequential Data to Tape)
        • TLB (Tape Label Display)
        • TLT (Tape to Labeled Tape)
        • TMP (Tape Map)
        • TP (Tape Print)
        • TPEXP (Export template to XML)
        • TPIMP (Import template from XML)
        • TRS (Tape Record Scan)
        • TS (Tape to Sequential Data)
        • TT (Tape to Tape)
        • TTC (Tape to Tape Compare)
        • TTR (Tape to Tape Reblocked)
        • TV (Tape to VSAM)
        • TX (Tape to REXX Variable) -- REXX only
        • VER (Display Service Level)
        • VLM (View Load Module)
        • VO (VSAM to Object)
        • VT (VSAM to Tape)
        • VX (VSAM to REXX Variable) -- REXX only
        • WTM (Write Tape Mark)
        • XT (REXX Variable to Tape) -- REXX only
        • XV (REXX Variable to VSAM) -- REXX only
      • External REXX functions
      • RETURN return values

File Manager functions

This section describes the File Manager functions that you can use in batch jobs, in TSO, and in REXX and CLIST procedures. For more information about using these functions, see Introduction to programming with File Manager functions.

  • AUD (Print audit trail report)
  • BSF (Backward Space File)
  • BSR (Backward Space Record)
  • BT (Create Tape File)
  • BTB (Batch Template Build)
  • BTU (Batch Template Update)
  • CLM (Compare Load Module)
  • DEFV (Define VSAM Statements)
  • DP (Disk Print)
  • DRS (Disk Record Scan)
  • DSB (Data Set Browse)
  • DSC (Data Set Copy)
  • DSE (Data Set Edit)
  • DSEB (Data Set Edit Batch) -- batch only
  • DSFA (Altering a data set)
  • DSFC (Allocate a data set)
  • DSFD (Delete a data set)
  • DSFR (Rename a data set)
  • DSG (Data Set Generate)
  • DSI (Data Set Information)
  • DSM (Data Set Compare)
  • DSP (Data Set Print)
  • DSU (Data Set Update) -- batch only
  • DSV (Data Set View)
  • DSX (Data Set Extents)
  • DVT (Display VTOC)
  • EOJ (End of Job)
  • ERT (Erase Tape)
  • EVC (Exported Stacked Volume Copy)
  • EVL (Exported Stacked Volume List)
  • FCH (Find/Change)
  • FMT (Set DBCS Format)
  • FSF (Forward Space File)
  • FSR (Forward Space Record)
  • INT (Initialize Tape)
  • NOSORT (Disable the use of DFSORT)
  • ODL (Object Directory List)
  • OE (Object Erase)
  • OO (Object to Object)
  • OP (Object Print)
  • OS (Object to Sequential Data)
  • OV (Object to VSAM)
  • PBK (Print Copybook)
  • PWB (PDSE Workbench)
  • REW (Tape Rewind)
  • RUN (Tape Rewind-Unload)
  • SCS (Catalog Services)
  • SET (Set Processing Options)
  • SETCICS (Update the status of CICS files) -- batch only
  • SETRC (Set the job step return code)
  • SO (Sequential Data to Object)
  • ST (Sequential Data to Tape)
  • TLB (Tape Label Display)
  • TLT (Tape to Labeled Tape)
  • TMP (Tape Map)
  • TP (Tape Print)
  • TPEXP (Export template to XML)
  • TPIMP (Import template from XML)
  • TRS (Tape Record Scan)
  • TS (Tape to Sequential Data)
  • TT (Tape to Tape)
  • TTC (Tape to Tape Compare)
  • TTR (Tape to Tape Reblocked)
  • TV (Tape to VSAM)
  • TX (Tape to REXX Variable) -- REXX only
  • VER (Display Service Level)
  • VLM (View Load Module)
  • VO (VSAM to Object)
  • VT (VSAM to Tape)
  • VX (VSAM to REXX Variable) -- REXX only
  • WTM (Write Tape Mark)
  • XT (REXX Variable to Tape) -- REXX only
  • XV (REXX Variable to VSAM) -- REXX only

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