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System Options under UNIX

SORTDEV System Option: UNIX



Specifies the pathname used for temporary files created by the host sort utility.
Default: same location as -WORK, which is set in the installed !SASROOT/sasv9.cfg file
Valid in: configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, SASV9_OPTIONS environment variable
Category: Sort: Procedure options
PROC OPTIONS GROUP= SORT
UNIX specifics: all

Syntax
Details

Syntax

SORTDEV='directory-specification'
-SORTDEV directory-specification


Details

The SORTDEV option specifies an alternative directory for temporary files created by the host sort program.

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