DCMT DISPLAY FILE Command Usage

File Information Displayed

The following information is displayed for each file:

Field	Value
Data File	The file name.
Mode	File access mode: Upd—Available for update Ret—Available for retrieval or transient retrieval blank—Not open
Status	An error code if the last access of the file resulted in an I/O error or zero.
Pg-Size	The page size of the area(s) associated with the file. If the file is not open, the page size is 0.
Fl-Type	The access method for the file (VSAM or BDAM).
M-Cache	Indicates if the current data set is cached in memory: Yes or No The memory cache can be located in 64-bit storage or an ESA dataspace.
S-Cache	Indicates if the current data set is assigned to a shared cache: Yes or No
DD-Name	The DD name of the file.
Pre-fetch	The status chained read processing—allowed or disabled.
Pages per Track	Pages per track for the file.
DISP	Current disposition of the data set.
DSname	The data set name of the file.
VOLSER	Volume name.
Cache-name	(Sysplex environment only) Name of the shared cache to which the current file is assigned.

Area and Buffer Information

If you specify AREA, BUFFER, or ALL, you receive information on the associated area(s), buffer(s), or both.

For a list of information displayed, see the following topics:

More Information

For more information about the CREATE FILE and ALTER FILE statements, see the CA IDMS Database Administration Guide.