IDCAMS Commands

Code Example

## IDCAMS Commands

IDCAMS manages VSAM and non-VSAM datasets.

### Common Commands

| Command | Purpose |
|---------|---------|
| DEFINE | Create datasets |
| DELETE | Remove datasets |
| ALTER | Modify attributes |
| LISTCAT | Display catalog info |
| PRINT | Display contents |
| REPRO | Copy data |
| VERIFY | Check/fix errors |

### DEFINE CLUSTER
Creates VSAM dataset:
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DEFINE CLUSTER (NAME(dsn) INDEXED|NONINDEXED|NUMBERED ...)
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### REPRO
Copies data between datasets:
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REPRO INFILE(dd) OUTFILE(dd)
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### LISTCAT
Shows catalog information:
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LISTCAT ENTRIES(dsn) ALL
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### Conditional Processing
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IF MAXCC = 0 THEN ...
SET MAXCC = 0
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