CUT primary command

Syntax

1 CUT?  clipboard_name
1! REPLACE
1 APPEND
1 X
1 NX
3?  from_label to_label

clipname

Name of a clipboard to which data is to be copied. The default High Level Qualifier (HLQ) is used. Typically, the default is the TSO PREFIX for your user ID.

APPEND

Copied data is added to the existing contents of the clipboard.

REPLACE

Copied data replaces the existing contents of the clipboard.

NX

Copy only not-excluded records.

X

Copy only excluded records.

from_label

Label identifying the start of a range of records from which data is to be copied to the clipboard. The label must start with a period (.) followed by one to four alphabetic characters (no numeric or special characters). Labels starting with the letter “Z” indicate an editor-assigned label.

to_label

Label identifying the end of a range of records from which data is to be copied to the clipboard. The label must start with a period (.) followed by one to four alphabetic characters (no numeric or special characters). Labels starting with the letter “Z” indicate an editor-assigned label.