COMPRESS

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Use the COMPRESS statement to compress a PDS data set.

Syntax

Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagramlabel COMPRESS OUTDD= DDnameOUTDSN=DSname( DSname,SHROLD),LIST=YESNOALLONLY

Parameters

All keyword parameters have the same syntax as for the COPY statement.

Usage notes

  • Either OUTDD or OUTDSN keywords must be specified, but together they are mutually exclusive.
  • The COMPRESS statement is converted into an equivalent COPY statement for a compress operation.