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4.15 IDCAMS functional commands
ALTER: alters attributes of exiting data sets
DEFINE CLUSTER: creates/catalogs VSAM cluster
DEFINE GENERATIONDATAGROUP: defines
GDG data sets
DEFINE PAGESPACE: creates page data sets
EXPORT: exports VSAM DS, AIX or ICF catalog
IMPORT: imports VSAM DS, AIX or ICF catalog
LISTCAT: lists catalog entries
REPRO: copies VSAM, non-VSAM and catalogs
VERIFY: corrects end-of-file information for VSAM
clusters in the catalog
Figure 4-22 Functional commands
IDCAMS functional commands
Table 4-3 lists and describes the functional commands.
Table 4-3 Functional commands
Command Functions
ALLOCATE Allocates VSAM and non-VSAM data sets.
ALTER Alters attributes of data sets, catalogs, tape library entries, and tape
volume entries that have already been defined.
BLDINDEX Builds alternate indexes (AIX®) for existing VSAM base clusters.
CREATE Creates tape library entries and tape volume entries.
DCOLLECT Collects data set, volume usage, and migration utility information.
DEFINE ALIAS Defines an alternate name for a user catalog or a non-VSAM data set.
DEFINE ALTERNATEINDEX Defines an alternate index for a KSDS or ESDS VSAM data set.
DEFINE CLUSTER Creates KSDS, ESDS, RRDS, VRRDS and linear VSAM data sets.
DEFINE
GENERATIONDATAGROUP
Defines a catalog entry for a generation data group (GDG).
DEFINE NONVSAM Defines a catalog entry for a non-VSAM data set.
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