BEFORE qualifier

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/BEFORE is a recurrent qualifier used by a few DCL commands that selects files created or modified prior to the date specified as the value.

Syntax

/BEFORE[=time][/CREATED|MODIFIED]

Value

Specify date and time in absolute format or as a combination of absolute and delta times, or as one of the following keywords:

  • BOOT
  • LOGIN
  • TODAY (default)
  • TOMORROW
  • YESTERDAY

Qualifiers

/CREATED or /MODIFIED can be used to indicate the time attribute to be used as the basis for selection. The /CREATED qualifier is the default.

Commands

The following commands use this qualifier:

See also

See also