The z/OS® UNIX Directory List Utility panel contains these fields:
- Pathname
- This is a scrollable field where you enter the path name of the
directory you want to list or print. If you leave this field blank,
your home directory is used. If the field is blank and you do not
have a home directory, you are prompted to enter a path name.Note:
If you often enter long path names (greater than 56 characters),
consider using the KEYLIST utility to update the keylist for the panel
and assign the ZEXPAND command to a function key. The ZEXPAND command
displays the scrollable input field in a scrollable dynamic area in
a pop-up window, making the task of entering a long pathname easier.
When you enter a z/OS UNIX file path name, a z/OS UNIX directory
selection list is displayed.When you enter a z/OS UNIX file
path name containing glob characters, ISPF uses the C/C++ glob function
to search the UNIX file system
for files and directories that match the mask. Unicode Conversion
services are used to internally convert the path name from the terminal
codepage to codepage 1047 for use by the search function.You can use these special characters at the beginning of the Pathname field to represent the path name for a particular directory:- ~
- (Tilde) The path name for your home directory.
- .
- (Period) The path name for your current working directory.
- ..
- (Double period) The path name of the parent directory of your current working directory.
Note: Within the z/OS UNIX Directory List Utility, you can also use these special characters in any field where a z/OS UNIX file path name can be entered.Glob characters and their meaning are:- ?
- Match any single character.
- .
- Match multiple characters.
- [
- Open a set of single characters.
- ]
- Close the set of single characters. Each character in the set can match a single character at the position specified.
- Confirm File Delete
- This option controls the display of the Confirm Delete panel. This panel is displayed when deleting files or empty directories from the directory list display using the D line command. If this option is selected, the Confirm Delete panel is displayed. If this option is not selected, the panel is not displayed and the file or empty directory is deleted without any additional user interaction.
- Confirm Non-empty Directory Delete
- This option controls the display of the Confirm Non-empty Directory Delete panel. This panel is displayed when using the directory list D line command to delete a directory that contains files and subdirectories. If this option is selected, the Confirm Non-empty Directory Delete panel is displayed. If this option is not selected, the panel is not displayed and the directory (including all contained files and subdirectories) is deleted without any additional user interaction.