> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On > Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin > Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2018 12:13 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: "first previous"? > > From Program Management UG and Ref: > > A SYMPATH specification applies to all SYMLINK specifications that > precede it, > back to the first previous SYMPATH. > > The word "previous" seems superfluous here. I wonder whether it means > "very first SYMPATH" or "nearest previous SYMPATH?
I always took it to mean the latter. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN