PAGESIZE System Option: UNIX

Specifies the number of lines that compose a page of SAS output.
Valid in: configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, SAS System Options window, SASV9_OPTIONS environment variable
Category: Log and procedure output control: SAS log and procedure output
PROC OPTIONS GROUP= LOG_LISTCONTROL, LOGCONTROL
Default: number of lines on your display for interactive modes; 60 for batch mode
UNIX specifics: default values and range
See: PAGESIZE= System Option in SAS System Options: Reference

Syntax

-PAGESIZE n | nK | hexX | MIN | MAX
PAGESIZE=n | nK | hexX | MIN | MAX

Required Arguments

n | nK
specifies the number of lines that compose a page in multiples of 1 (n) or 1,024 (nK). You can specify decimal values for the number of kilobytes. For example, a value of 800 specifies 800 lines, a value of .782k specifies 801 lines, and a value of 3k specifies 3,072 lines.
hexX
specifies the number of lines that compose a page as a hexadecimal value. You must specify the value beginning with a number (0–9), followed by hexadecimal characters (0–9, A-F), and then followed by an X. For example, the value 2dx specifies 45 lines.
MIN
sets the number of lines that compose a page to the minimum setting, which is 15.
MAX
sets the number of lines that compose a page to the maximum setting, which is 32,767.

Details

The default for interactive modes is the number of lines on your display. For batch mode, the default is 60.