SORTDEV System Option: UNIX
Specifies the pathname used for temporary files
created by the host sort utility.
| Valid in: |
configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, SASV9_OPTIONS
environment variable
|
| Category: |
Sort: Procedure options |
| PROC OPTIONS GROUP= |
SORT |
| Default: |
same location as -WORK, which is set in the installed
!SASROOT/sasv9.cfg file
|
| UNIX specifics: |
all |
Syntax
SORTDEV='directory-specification'
-SORTDEV directory-specification
Details
The SORTDEV option specifies
an alternative directory for temporary files created by the host sort
program.