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   |                        .-,---.         |   
   |                        V     |         |   
   '-EXClude--+-(--LISt--(----dsn-+--)--)-+-'   
              '-(--DDName--(--ddn--)--)---'     

LIST(dsn)

Specifies a fully or partially qualified name of a data set to be excluded from the DEFRAG operation. You can specify either a cluster or component name for VSAM data sets.

DDNAME(ddn)

Specifies the name of the DD statement that identifies a sequential data set or member of a partitioned data set, which contains the list of data sets to be excluded.

For additional information about specific types of data sets that must be placed in the EXCLUDE list if they are present on the volume being defragmented, see the Data sets excluded from DEFRAG or CONSOLIDATE processing.