Some
spdsclean options,
such as -domains, use wildcards and pattern matching functions. The
spdsclean utility
uses the following wildcard and pattern matching rules:
-
Character strings must match the
LIBNAME domain name from the LIBNAME file. The match is not case sensitive.
-
In the search pattern, the period
(.) and question mark (?) characters find a wildcard match to any
single character in a LIBNAME domain name in the LIBNAME file.
-
The asterisk (*) character terminates
the pattern and finds wildcard matches to all remaining characters
in the LIBNAME domain name in the LIBNAME file.
For example, the -domains
pattern
?test* matches the domains ATEST1,
ATEST123, ATESTXYZ, CTEST1, and so on, from a LIBNAME file. The -domains
pattern
test* matches only the domain name
TEST from the LIBNAME file.
Note: When you use wildcard characters
in a -domains pattern, follow the rules for your command shell (such
as ksh) to ensure that these characters are passed to the
spdsclean command.
For example, a ksh command shell user needs to enclose the wildcard
pattern in double quotation marks. The double quotation marks ensure
that the wildcard pattern matching occurs relative to the
spdsclean command.
For example:
spdsclean -domains "?test*"
You can also disable
command shell globbing for the execution of the
spdsclean command.