Copying, Moving, and Deleting SAS Data Sets

Introduction to Copying, Moving, and Deleting SAS Data Sets

Copying, moving, and deleting SAS data sets are the library management tasks that you will perform most frequently. For example, you perform these tasks to create test files, make backups, archive files, and remove unused files. The DATASETS procedure enables you to work with all the files in a SAS data library or with specific files in the library.

In this section, you will learn how to use the DATASETS procedure to do the following:

copy an entire library
copy specific SAS data sets
move specific SAS data sets
delete specific SAS data sets
delete all files in a library

This section focuses on using the DATASETS procedure to copy, move, and delete data sets. You can also use the illustrated statements and options to copy, move, and delete other types of SAS files.

Prerequisites

Before using this section, you should understand the concepts presented in the following sections:

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