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DCMT DISPLAY BUFFER Command Parameters

broadcast-parms

Indicates to execute the DCMT command on all or a list of data sharing group members.

Note: For more information about broadcasting and broadcast-parms syntax, see the section How to Broadcast System Tasks.

Buffer

Displays information about a specified database or journal buffer.

buffer-name

The name of a buffer.

ARea

Displays information about the specified buffer and its associated areas.

File

Displays information about the specified buffer and its associated files. For files using shared cache, displays the shared cache status (Yes, No, or Available) and the name of the cache for the named file or files to which the buffer is mapped.

LOC

Displays the address of the buffer control block.

ALl

Displays information about the specified buffer and its associated files and areas.

buffer-star-name

Displays information about all buffers whose names begin with the same specified alphanumeric characters.

Buffer-star-name specifies any alphanumeric description that ends with an asterisk (*) to denote wild card characters.

In this example, CA IDMS displays information about all buffers that begin with the letters JKD:

dcmt d b jkd*

Buffers

Displays information about all buffers.