BROWSE—Browse from within an Edit Session

The BROWSE primary command allows you to browse a sequential data set, partitioned data set member, or z/OS® UNIX file during your current edit session.

Syntax

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member
A member of the ISPF library or other partitioned data set you are currently editing. You may enter a member pattern to generate a member list.

Description

To browse a data set, member, or z/OS UNIX file during your current edit session:

  1. On the command line, type: 
    BROWSE

    or

    BROWSE member
    Here, member represents the name of a member of the partitioned data set you are editing. The member operand is optional.
  2. Press Enter. If you specified a member name, the current library concatenation sequence finds the member. The member displays for browsing. If you do not specify a member name, the Browse Command Entry panel, which is similar to the regular Browse Entry panel, appears. You can enter the name of any sequential data set, partitioned data set, or z/OS UNIX file to which you have access. When you press Enter, the data set, member, or z/OS UNIX file displays for browsing. The editor suspends your initial edit session until the browse session is complete.
  3. To exit from the browse session, enter the END command. The current session resumes.

Examples

To browse member YYY of the current library concatenation:

  1. On the command line, type: 
    BROWSE YYY
  2. Press Enter.