1.5.2 Batch specification of RDAREA names in operation commands

You can use the methods described below to specify multiple RDAREA names in operation commands. These methods enable you to specify a group of RDAREAs.

ItemPattern character stringDescriptionExample of specification
Right truncationnnn*The command searches for RDAREAs whose names begin with nnn.PDUSER*
(the command searches for RDAREAs whose names begin with PDUSER)
Right and left truncation*nnn*The command searches for RDAREAs whose names contain nnn.*PDUSER*
(the command searches for RDAREAs whose names contain PDUSER)
Left truncation*nnnThe command searches for RDAREAs whose names end with nnn.*PDUSER
(the command searches for RDAREAs whose names end with PDUSER)
Organization of this subsection
(1) Operation commands supporting batch specification of RDAREA names
(2) Notes

(1) Operation commands supporting batch specification of RDAREA names

The following operation commands support batch specification of RDAREA names:

(2) Notes

  1. Do not specify an asterisk (*) at any location other than the beginning or end of a pattern character string. If an asterisk is specified at a location other than the beginning or end of a pattern character string, the system treats the asterisk as part of the character string.
  2. Do not include a percent sign (%) or underscore (_) in the pattern character string.
  3. If you are using sh (Bourne shell), csh (C shell), and ksh (Korn shell), you must enclose a batch specification of RDAREA names in single quotation marks (').
  4. To treat the pattern as being case sensitive, enclose the entire pattern character string in double quotation marks ("). If the pattern character string is not enclosed in double quotation marks, the system treats it as being all uppercase letters. Also, if the pattern character string contains a space, enclose the pattern character string in double quotation marks ("). If you are using sh (Bourne shell), csh (C shell), and ksh (Korn shell), you must enclose a batch specification of RDAREA names in single quotation marks (').
  5. When there an RDAREA name is duplicated in the RDAREAs grouped by batch specification of RDAREA names and in the RDAREAs specified by another RDAREA name specification (including RDAREA names grouped by another batch specification of RDAREA names), whether or not the RDAREA is processed more than once depends on the command. The following table describes each command's processing when an RDAREA name is duplicated:
    CommandWhen multiple RDAREA name specifications contain a duplicate RDAREAWhen there are duplicate RDAREAs in the RDAREAs grouped by batch specification of RDAREA names and in the RDAREAs specified by another RDAREA name specification
    pdcloseYN
    pddbchgYN
    pddbfrzYN
    pddblsYN
    pdholdOther than -sYN
    -sYY
    pdopenYN
    pdrelsYN
    pdorbeginYY
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Y: Eliminates a duplicated RDAREA name from processing.
N: Does not eliminate any duplicated RDAREA names from processing; performs processing as many times as an RDAREA name is specified.