Chapter 10: Data Set Options Under UNIX

SAS Data Set Options Under UNIX

This section describes SAS data set options that have behavior or syntax that is specific to UNIX environments. Each data set option description includes a brief "UNIX specifics" section that explains which aspect of the data set option is specific to UNIX. Each data set option is described in both this documentation and in SAS Language Reference: Dictionary .

Specify data set options following the data set name in SAS statements as follows :

• ... data-set-name ( option-1 = value-1 option-2 = value-2 ...)

A few data set options are also SAS system options (for example, BUFSIZE=). If the same option is specified both as a system option and as a data set option, SAS uses the value given with the data set option. See "Customizing Your SAS Session Using System Options" on page 18 and Chapter 17, "System Options under UNIX," on page 311 for more information about SAS system options.

See "Summary of SAS Data Set Options in UNIX Environments" on page 227 for a table of all of the data set options available under UNIX.