This panel allows you to set and save options that change the behaviour of z/OS® UNIX Directory List Utility functions. This panel contains these optional input fields:

Width of filename column

Use this field to define the width of the column used to display file names in the directory list. The minimum value you can specify is 8. The maximum value is 110. If the value is larger than the screen width minus 50, ISPF uses the screen width minus 50 for the width of the filename column.

Note: The panel field used for the Filename column is defined as scrollable.

Path name substitution character

This field defines the character that can be used to represent the full path name of a selected file. This character shows the position of the file name when it is specified as an argument in a z/OS UNIX command, TSO command, CLIST, or REXX exec. The substitution character can be used with commands that are invoked either as a line command in the directory list or through the Execute Command for z/OS UNIX File panel (see X—execute command). The default character is ! (exclamation point).

z/OS UNIX command time limit

This field allows you to set a limit to the amount of elapsed time for a z/OS UNIX command run either directly or under the login shell. z/OS UNIX commands can be invoked via the X line command (see X—execute command) or by using the line command prefix characters < (direct) or > (login shell) (see z/OS UNIX commands, TSO commands, CLISTs, and REXX EXECs). If the time limit set is exceeded by a z/OS UNIX command, ISPF sends a SIGKILL signal to the process running the command to terminate execution.

If you do not want to set a time limit, leave the field blank or enter a value of zero.

Output Mode

This field allows you to display the output from z/OS UNIX commands in View or Browse mode.

Confirm File Delete

This option controls the display of the Confirm Delete panel. This panel is displayed when you use the directory list line command "D" to delete files or empty directories. When this option is selected, the Confirm Delete panel is displayed. When this option is not selected, the panel is not displayed and the file or empty directory is deleted without any additional user interaction.

Confirm Non-empty Directory Delete

This option controls the display of the Confirm Non-empty Directory Delete panel. This panel is displayed when you use the directory list line command "D" to delete a directory that contains files and subdirectories. When this option is selected, the Confirm Non-empty Directory Delete panel is displayed. When this option is not selected, the panel is not displayed and the directory (including all contained files and subdirectories) is deleted without any additional user interaction.

Bypass z/OS UNIX File Edit Options panel

When this option is selected, ISPF will not display the z/OS UNIX File Edit Options panel when the directory list line command "E" is used to edit a regular file. When this option is not selected, this panel, which allows you to specify an edit profile and initial edit macro, will be displayed before editing a regular file.

Display permissions in octal format

When this option is selected, permissions for files in the directory list are displayed in octal format. When this option is not selected, permissions are displayed in symbolic format.