The most convenient and flexible way to generate a data set list from a VTOC is to use the data set application of ISMF. With ISMF, you can generate a list of data sets based on many different filtering criteria, and execute commands against the data sets listed. You can also save the lists.

The VTOCLIST line operator can also be used to generate a VTOC listing for a data set in the IEHLIST format. For more information about using ISMF, see z/OS DFSMS Using the Interactive Storage Management Facility.

If you want to use batch processing to get a VTOC listing, you can use the IEHLIST utility. The listing can be formatted or dumped in hexadecimal. For more information, see z/OS DFSMSdfp Utilities.