EXPDIR command

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The EXPDIR command is used to expand the directory of one of the libraries in the current concatenation hierarchy, thereby allowing it to contain more members. It is to be distinguished from the EDIT and VIEW subcommand EXPDIR, which is used to compress the library currently in EDIT or VIEW.

Syntax

Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagramEXPDIR 1library_number BLKS1number_of_blocks

Operands

library_number
The number of the library whose directory is to be expanded. If no number is entered, the default is 1.
BLKS
Specifies by how many blocks the directory is to be expanded.
number_of_blocks
The number of blocks by which the directory is to be expanded. If no number is entered, the default is 1.

Usage notes

EXPDIR is a main command. it cannot be used as a line command.

One block is enough for 5 members with ISPF statistics or 20 members without statistics.

Examples

EXPDIR
EXPDIR 2
EXPDIR BLKS 3
EXPDIR 3 BLKS 4