Determining File Types

Before you try to work with a file created using HFS syntax, you may need to determine what type of file it is. Use the LISTFILE command with the ,2 option to list compete information about a file. The TYP field indicates the type of file it is and whether it is a directory.

Using LISTFILE, 2 produces output such as the following:

    <user listfile /OFFICIAL/GP1,2

     PATH= /OFFICIAL/



    CODE  ------------LOGICAL RECORD-----------  ----SPACE----

   FILENAME

            SIZE  TYP        EOF      LIMIT R/B  SECTORS #X MX



              0   GBD          0          0   0       64  2  *  GP1/

The TYP field uses letters to represent types of files. In the example shown here, the TYP field contains GBD indicating that it is a group directory.

Table 7-2 defines letter codes that can appear in the TYP field.

Table 7-3 File and Directory Types

TYP Code	Description
`First Column`	`Record Type`
A	Account directory
B	Byte-stream "records"
F	Fixed-length records
G	Group
H	Hierarchical directory
R	Root directory
U	Undefined-length records
V	Variable-length records
`Second Column`	`ASCII or Binary Format`
A	ASCII
B	Binary
`Third Column`	`CCTL Indicator`
C	CCTL (carriage control)
`Fourth Column`	`File Type`
D	Directory (root, account, group, or hierarchical)
K	KSAM XL files
L	Symbolic link file
M	Message files
O	Circular files
R	RIO files
S	Spool file
d	Device link file
f	FIFO file
s	Streams




	NOTE: If the file was not created with the CCTL option, the File Type indicators will be displayed in the third column instead of the fourth.

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