Description

The SOURCE option specifies the source directory / file / file pattern for the action defined by the command.

Source is required for all commands (except LIST, for which it is optional).

Usage

Specification Method	Parameter / Value	IBM i	HP NonStop	UNIX	Windows	z/OS
Command Line, Short Form	n/a
Command Line, Long Form	-src directory / file
Environment Variable	n/a
Configuration File Keyword	n/a

Value

directory / file is the source directory / file for the action defined by the command.

file can be either:

• File name
• File pattern using wildcards
• File pattern using regular expressions
• Comma-delimited list of file names

The following commands must specify a file name:

• GET
• PUT
• DELETE

The following commands can specify any of the four forms for file:

• MGET
• MPUT
• MDELETE

The following command can specify a directory or any of the four forms for file:

• LIST

Do not specify a file for the following commands:

• MKDIR
• RMDIR