z/OS UNIX directory selection lists

A z/OS® UNIX directory selection list is displayed when you specify the pathname for a directory:

On the View and Edit entry panels (ISPF options 1 and 2).
On a call to the BROWSE, EDIT, and VIEW services.
With the edit and view MOVE and COPY primary commands.
On the EDIT, VIEW, and BROWSE command entry panels displayed when using these primary commands within the browse, view, or edit function.

The directory selection list is almost identical to the list displayed from the z/OS UNIX Directory List Utility (PDF option 3.17). The selection list supports the S (select) line command, allowing you to select the file to be processed with the function that invoked the list.

For the directory list displayed by the edit MOVE and COPY commands, the only valid line commands are S (Select), B (Browse), and L (List subdirectory). For all other directory selection lists, all the line commands supported by the z/OS UNIX Directory List Utility are also supported.