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Create a data set based on the properties of an existing data set

Usage

zowe rse-api-for-zowe-cli create data-set <dataSetName> [options]

Positional Arguments

• dataSetName (string)

  • The name of the data set that you want to create

Options

• --allocation-unit | --au (string)

  • The allocation unit (for example, CYL for Cylinders)

• --average-blocks | --ab (number)

  • The number of average blocks (for example, 25)

• --block-size | --bs | --blksize (number)

  • The block size for the data set (for example, 6160)

• --device-type | --dt (string)

  • The device type, also known as 'unit'

• --directory-blocks | --db | --dirblks (number)

  • The number of directory blocks (for example, 25)

• --like | --lk (string)

  • Name of an existing data set to base your new data set's properties on

• --primary-space | --ps (number)

  • The primary space allocation (for example, 5)

• --record-format | --rf | --recfm (string)

  • The record format for the data set (for example, FB for "Fixed Block")

• --record-length | --rl | --lrecl (number)

  • The logical record length. Analogous to the length of a line (for example, 80)

• --secondary-space | --ss (number)

  • The secondary space allocation (for example, 1)

• --show-attributes | -a | --pa (boolean)

  • Show the full allocation attributes

• --volume-serial | --vs (string)

  • The volume serial (VOLSER) on which you want the data set to be placed. A VOLSER is analogous to a drive name on a PC.

Profile Options

• --rse-profile | --rse-p (string)

  • The name of a (rse) profile to load for this command execution.

• --base-profile | --base-p (string)

  • The name of a (base) profile to load for this command execution.

Base Connection Options

• --host | -H (string)

  • Host name of service on the mainframe.

• --port | -P (number)

  • Port number of service on the mainframe.

• --user | -u (string)

  • User name to authenticate to service on the mainframe.

• --password | --pass | --pw (string)

  • Password to authenticate to service on the mainframe.

• --reject-unauthorized | --ru (boolean)

  • Reject self-signed certificates.

    Default value: true

• --token-type | --tt (string)

  • The type of token to get and use for the API. Omit this option to use the default token type, which is provided by 'zowe auth login'.

• --token-value | --tv (string)

  • The value of the token to pass to the API.

• --cert-file (local file path)

  • The file path to a certificate file to use for authentication

• --cert-key-file (local file path)

  • The file path to a certificate key file to use for authentication

Examples

• Create a data set with default parameters and like flag:

  • zowe rse-api-for-zowe-cli create data-set NEW.DATASET --like EXISTING.DATASET Copy

• Create a data set with default parameters, like flag, and lrecl flag:

  • zowe rse-api-for-zowe-cli create data-set NEW.DATASET --like EXISTING.DATASET --lrecl 1024 Copy