System Options under UNIX

AUTOSAVELOC System Option: UNIX

Specifies the location of the Program Editor autosave file.

Default:	none
Valid in:	configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, SAS System Options window
Category:	Environment control: Display
PROC OPTIONS GROUP=	ENVDISPLAY
UNIX specifics:	valid values of pathname
See:	AUTOSAVELOC= System Option in SAS Language Reference: Dictionary

Syntax
Details
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Syntax

-AUTOSAVELOC fileref | pathname

AUTOSAVELOC= fileref | pathname

fileref: specifies a fileref to the location where the autosave file is saved.
pathname: specifies the pathname of the autosave file. The pathname must be a valid UNIX pathname.

Details

By default, SAS saves the Program Editor autosave file, pgm.asv, in the open folder. You can use the AUTOSAVELOC system option to specify a different location for the autosave file.