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.

See Also

Controlling the Content and Appearance of Output in UNIX Environments

The SAS Log in SAS Language Reference: Concepts

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