FILETEMPDIR System Option: z/OS

Specifies the parent directory for FILENAME TEMPFILE.
Valid in: Configuration file, SAS invocation
Category: File Control: EXTFILES
PROC OPTIONS GROUP= EXTFILES
Default: NULL
z/OS specifics: All
Syntax
Details

Syntax

FILETEMPDIR='dir-name'

Required Argument

dir-name
specifies an existing UFS directory to use as a parent directory. This directory contains the subdirectories and files that are created as a result of specifying the TEMP device-type or the TEMPFILE option of the FILENAME statement.

Details

A temporary data set that is created by a FILENAME statement is put in the WORK library if the WORK library is in a UFS directory. If the WORK library is not in a UFS directory, the data set is put in the directory that is specified by the FILETEMPDIR system option. If the option is not specified, the data set is put in the /tmp directory.
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