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Masking for External Packages

Masking lets you add more than one package (or set of maintenance files) from the same location using a pattern (mask). You can use masking for components, maintenance in USS, and maintenance in data sets. You can use masking for files only, not for directories.

Masking: Use the asterisk symbol (*).

• For PDS and PDSE, you can mask members using asterisks.
• For sequential data sets, use the following characters:

  ?

  Match on a single character.

  *

  Match on any number of characters within a data set name qualifier or any number of characters within a member name or file system name.

  **

  Match on any number of characters including any number of qualifiers within a data set name.

You can use as many asterisks as you need in one mask. After you enter the mask, a list of files corresponding to the mask pattern appears.

Note: By default, all files in the list are selected. Verify what files you want to add.

Example 1

The following example displays all PDF files that are located in the /a/update/packages directory:

/a/update/packages/*.pdf

Example 2

The following example displays all files that are located in the /a/update/packages directory whose names contain p0:

/a/update/packages/*p0*

Example 3

The following example displays all sequential data sets whose name starts with PUBLIC.DATA.PTFS.:

PUBLIC.DATA.PTFS.**

Example 4

The following example displays all members in the PDS/PDSE data set PUBLIC.DATA.PTFLIB whose name starts with RO:

PUBLIC.DATA.PTFLIB(RO*)