2 - GENERAL DSARCH USAGE

dsarch [[-(DS|Dataset)] dNNNNNN] [Action Option] [Mode Options] [Info Options]

or

dsarch [-(IF|InputFile)] InputFileNames

Notation:

[]	the enclosed element is optional.
(A|B)	either A or B may be used (a short form and a long form).
<OPT>	OPT is an option name. Names are case-insensitive; values are not.

Every dsarch invocation has at most one Action option, which selects the task to perform. Mode options change how the chosen action behaves. Info options carry the data the action needs (file names, group indices, dates, etc.). Each action documents which Info options are required and which are optional.

Option -DS (-Dataset) supplies the dataset number. It is listed separately because most actions require it. When -DS is the first argument after dsarch, the option name itself may be omitted — just supply the dataset number directly.

Many options have an alias for convenience; for example, -Compress is an alias for -ZD (-ZipData). Both short and long forms are accepted, and aliases are noted with each option.

Table of Contents

• 2.1 - Quick Start
• 2.2 - Filters and Special Characters in Queries
• 2.3 - Input Files
• 2.4 - Getting Help

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