DSPFD (Display File Description) command
The Display File Description (DSPFD) command can be used to display (on the source server) the attributes of the DDM file on the source server, the remote file on the target server, or both the DDM file and the remote file. As with local files, the attributes of multiple DDM files, multiple remote files, or both can be displayed by the same command.
Although this discussion mentions only one target server, the files for multiple target servers can be displayed at the same time.
The SYSTEM parameter determines which group of attributes is displayed.
- To display the attributes of DDM files, which are local files, the SYSTEM parameter must specify *LCL (the default). If SYSTEM(*LCL) is specified:
- The FILEATR parameter must either specify *DDM (to display DDM file attributes only) or default to *ALL (to display all file types, including DDM files). The same kind of information is displayed for DDM files (which are on the local system) as for any other types of files on the local server.
- If FILEATR(*DDM) is specified and the OUTFILE parameter specifies a file name, only local DDM file information is given.
- To display the attributes of remote files, the SYSTEM parameter must specify *RMT. If SYSTEM(*RMT) is specified:
- The FILEATR parameter must specify *ALL, *PHY, or *LGL.
- The type of information displayed for remote files depends on what type of target server the files are on. If the target is an iSeries™ server or a System/38™, the same type of information displayed for local files on an iSeries server or a System/38 can be displayed. If the target is not an iSeries server or a System/38, all the information that can be obtained through that server's implementation of the DDM architecture that is compatible with the iSeries server's implementation is displayed.
- To display the attributes of both DDM and remote files, the SYSTEM parameter must specify *ALL.
Parent topic:
DDM-related CL command considerations
Related reference
Display DDM remote file information