Copying Data Sets with the SMCOPY Command

Use the SMCOPY command to copy:

A member of a partitioned data set into another member or into a sequential data set.
Figure 1. Copying a Member of a Partitioned Data Set
A sequential data set into another sequential data set or into a member of a partitioned data set.
Figure 2. Copying a Sequential Data Set

The data sets or members you copy must have:

A variable (V) or fixed (F) record format. (The records can be blocked or unblocked.)
A logical record length of no more than 256 bytes.

To copy other types of data sets, such as load libraries, which have a record format of U, use ISPF/PDF.