EXCLUDE command

The EXCLUDE primary command excludes data sets from a list based on a character string. Use this format:


>>-EXCLUDE--+-------------------+--+-----+--+--------+---------->
            '-character--string-'  '-ALL-'  '-PREFIX-'   

>--+------+--+-------+--+-------+--+--------+--+------+--------->
   '-NEXT-'  '-CHARS-'  '-FIRST-'  '-SUFFIX-'  '-LAST-'   

>--+------+--+------+------------------------------------------><
   '-WORD-'  '-PREV-'

You can use these operands with the EXCLUDE command:

character string: Tells ISPF which data set to exclude from the list.
ALL: Tells ISPF to exclude every data set in the list.
NEXT| FIRST | LAST | PREV: Operands that define the starting point, direction, and extent of the lines to exclude.
PREFIX | CHARS | SUFFIX | WORD: Operands that set the conditions for a character string match.

For example, this command tells ISPF to exclude a data set that includes BILBO3 in the name from a list:

EXCLUDE BILBO3