Dir; Operands; Return Codes; Examples - IBM SC34-5764-01 Manual

DIR

DIR
dirid ( stem.
DIR displays the current directory contents or optionally returns the directory contents in a REXX
compound variable.

Operands

dirid
specifies the partial or full REXX File System directory that is displayed. If you omit this, then the
current directory is displayed.
stem.
specifies the name of a stem. (A stem must end in a period.) Stem.0 contains the number of elements
in the entry. (Refer to section "Stems" on page 123 for more information.) If you omit this, the contents
are displayed on the screen.

Return Codes

0 Normal return
321 Cannot access current RFS directory information
322 Invalid stem name
325 Error retrieving RFS directory

Examples

'DIR \USERS\USER2 (X.'
This example places the directory contents of \USERS\USER2 into the REXX compound variable X.1
through X.n. X.0 contains the number of elements returned.

Note

The current directory is specified by the CD command.
Commands
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