You can display a directory list of the files or members of the mainframe system catalog, a partitioned data set or source code control system. You can optionally specify a control file containing one or more commands that enable MFDAS to run them as a batch. To do this, place the commands in a control file with any name, without the preceding MFDAS parameter, then run MFDAS with the parameter @filename, where filename is the name of the control file.
The PREFIX parameter indicates that you require only the members that begin with the specified characters to be displayed. This is equivalent to using the FILTER parameter of the specified characters followed by an asterisk (*).
The FILTER parameter can be used to specify a specific mainframe member name, or can included special filter characters to enable multiple members to be displayed based on the special filter characters that you specify. These special filter characters are:
The following are examples of the directory list command:
To list data sets based upon a catalog search criteria:
MFDAS CAT catalogsearchcriteria
Below is an example of the command and its output:
mfdas cat MFI01.COMMS.TEST.SYNC.CNTL MFI01.COMMS.TEST.SYNC.CNTL MFI01.COMMS.TEST.SYNC.CNTL.REL MFI01.COMMS.TEST.SYNC.CNTL.UNL
To list the extended attributes for data sets based upon a catalog search criteria:
MFDAS CATDCB catalogsearchcriteria
Below is an example of the command and its output:
mfdas catdcb MFI01.COMMS.TEST.SYNC.CNTL
Name=MFI01.COMMS.TEST.SYNC.CNTL ,Volume=TEMP1G,DSORG=BPAM,RECFM=FB,BLKSIZE=3120,REC L=80,Average RECL=0,Max RECL=0,Key Position=0,Key length=0,Reuse=48,Volume type=CYL,Last backup=???? Name=MFI01.COMMS.TEST.SYNC.CNTL.REL ,Volume=TEMP0F,DSORG=QSAM,RECFM=FB,BLKSIZE=3120,REC L=80,Average RECL=0,Max RECL=0,Key Position=0,Key length=0,Reuse=48,Volume type=CYL,Last backup=???? Name=MFI01.COMMS.TEST.SYNC.CNTL.UNL ,Volume=TEMP1L,DSORG=QSAM,RECFM=FB,BLKSIZE=3120,REC L=80,Average RECL=0,Max RECL=0,Key Position=0,Key length=0,Reuse=48,Volume type=CYL,Last backup=????
To list members of a partitioned data set:
MFDAS DIR PDS
pdsname [{PREFIX prefix | FILTER filter}]
Below is an example of the command and its output:
mfdas dir pds MFI01.COMMS.TEST.SYNC.CNTL filter m0001 M00010 CNTL 13/09/2008:17:23CSIJY1 M00011 CNTL 13/09/2006:40:28CSIJY1 M00012 CNTL 13/09/2006:40:34CSIJY1
Librarian
To list members of a Librarian data set:
MFDAS DIR LIB
libraryname [{PREFIX prefix | FILTER filter}]
Below is an example of the command and its output:
mfdas dir lib MFI01.COMMS.TEST.DATA.LIBR MEM1 COB 16/01/1304:35:40MFITST MEM2 DAT 16/01/1304:35:41MFITST MEM3 DAT 16/01/1304:35:43MFITST
To list members of a Panvalet data set:
MFDAS DIR PAN
libraryname [{PREFIX prefix | FILTER filter}] [USERCODE <code>] [ALL]
Below is an example of the command and its output:
mfdas dir pan MFI01.COMMS.TEST.DATA.PANLIB all A DATA 16/01/13 04:35:56 MFITST 12 0 103 N TAE AAA DATA 16/01/13 04:35:59 MFITST 1 0 102 N TAE AAB DATA 16/01/13 04:36:00 MFITST 1 0 102 N TAE
Where the last column gives the 3-byte Panvalet status code which is a combination of the following:
P - Production | T - Test
A - Active | I - Inactive
E - Enable | D - Disable
To list members of an Endevor data set:
MFDAS DIR END
ENV 'env' SYS 'sys' SUB 'sub'
[{PREFIX prefix | FILTER filter}]
[STG stage] [TYPE type] [ALL|FULL]
Below is an example of the command and its output:
mfdas dir end ENV SMPLPROD SYS FINANCE SUB ACCTPAY filter mem all MEM1 COPY 16/01/07 04:32:55 FINANCE ACCTPAY P 0100 MEM2 COPY 16/01/07 07:39:40 FINANCE ACCTPAY P 0100 MEM3 COPY 15/11/25 04:09:39 MFITST FINANCE ACCTPAY E 0100