System Options under UNIX

WORKINIT System Option: UNIX

Initializes the Work library.

Default:	WORKINIT
Valid in:	configuration file, SAS invocation, SASV9_OPTIONS environment variable
Category:	Environment control: Files
PROC OPTIONS GROUP=	ENVFILES
UNIX specifics:	WORKINIT does not erase files from previous sessions
See:	WORKINIT System Option in SAS Language Reference: Dictionary

Syntax

-WORKINIT | -NOWORKINIT

-WORKINIT

specifies that a new subdirectory is to be created in the directory specified in the WORK option.

-NOWORKINIT

specifies that the system is to use the directory specified by the WORK option.

If the system does not find any old subdirectories, it creates a new one.
If the system finds more than one old subdirectory, it uses the latest one.
If file locking is in effect (see the FILELOCKS System Option: UNIX option), the system looks for the latest unlocked directory. If it finds none, it creates a new one.

The WORKINIT option controls whether the Work library is initialized at SAS invocation.