The Display Library Description (DSPLIBD) command displays the description of a library. The description includes the type of library, the auxiliary storage pool (ASP) number, the ASP device, the ASP group, the default public authority for objects created in the library, the default auditing value for objects created in the library, and the text description for the library.

Restrictions:

1. You must have some authority other than *EXCLUDE authority for the library to display the attributes of the library.
2. You must have either all object (*ALLOBJ) or audit (*AUDIT) special authority to show a value other than *NOTAVL for the create object auditing value.

Parameters

Keyword	Description	Choices	Notes
LIB	Library	Name	Required, Positional 1
OUTPUT	Output	*, *PRINT	Optional, Positional 2

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Library (LIB)

Specifies the library for which the description is to be displayed.

This is a required parameter.

name

Specify the name of the library for which the description is to be displayed.

Output (OUTPUT)

Specifies whether the output from the command is displayed at the requesting work station or printed with the job's spooled output.

*

The output is displayed (if requested by an interactive job) or printed with the job's spooled output (if requested by a batch job).

*PRINT

The output is printed with the job's spooled output.

Examples

DSPLIBD   LIB(QGPL)

This command displays type, ASP number, ASP device, create authority value, create object auditing value, and text description for the QGPL library.

Error messages

*ESCAPE Messages

CPF210E

Library &1 not available.

CPF2115

Object &1 in &2 type *&3 damaged.

CPF2150

Object information function failed.

CPF2151

Operation failed for &2 in &1 type *&3.

CPF9810

Library &1 not found.

CPF9820

Not authorized to use library &1.

CPF9830

Cannot assign library &1.