JCL B

Man Page Index

Moves the active input buffer pointer back to the previous parameter.

 

SYNTAX

B

 

NOTES

The input buffer pointer is moved backwards to the preceding field mark or to the beginning of the input buffer. If the pointer is on the first character of a parameter (or a field marker), the pointer will be moved back to the field mark of the previous parameter.

 

EXAMPLE 1

Command PIB Before PIB After
B ABC^DEF^GHIJK ABC^DEF^GHIJK
           ^        ^

 

EXAMPLE 2

Command PIB Before PIB After
B ABC^DEF^GHIJK ABC^DEF^GHIJK
        ^    ^

JCL