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Read (DISKR) operations

Irrespective of whether the operating system is z/OS or z/VM read operations are performed by the EXECIO DISKR command.

The basic syntax is shown opposite.

Examples of this version of the EXECIO command will be presented over the next couple of pages, illustrating various aspects of the command's use.

A closing parenthesis ) is optional and hence often omitted.

EXECIO DISKR syntax, including the common optional operands

z/OS Basic command format

z/VM Basic command format

1 - Common input options for use after the parenthesis

z/VM has additional input options.