The OPTIONS Procedure

PROC OPTIONS Statement

PROC OPTIONS <option(s)>;

To do this Use this option

Choose the format of the listing

Specify the long form LONG

Specify the short form SHORT

Display the option's description and type
Display the option's value and scope
DEFINE
VALUE

Restrict the number of options displayed

Display options belonging to a group GROUP=

Display host options only HOST

Display portable options only NOHOST

Display a single option OPTION=

To do this	Use this option
Choose the format of the listing
	Specify the long form	LONG
	Specify the short form	SHORT
	Display the option's description and type Display the option's value and scope	DEFINE VALUE
Restrict the number of options displayed
	Display options belonging to a group	GROUP=
	Display host options only	HOST
	Display portable options only	NOHOST
	Display a single option	OPTION=

Options

DEFINE

displays the short description of the option, as well as its type, and how to set and display its value.

Interaction:

This option has no effect when SHORT is specified.

GROUP=group-name

displays the options in the group specified by group-name. For more information on options groups, see SAS Language Reference: Dictionary.

HOST | NOHOST

displays only host options (HOST) or displays only portable options (NOHOST).

Alias:

PORTABLE is an alias for NOHOST.

LONG | SHORT

specifies the format for displaying the settings of the SAS system options. LONG lists each option on a separate line with a description; SHORT produces a compressed listing without the descriptions.

Default:	LONG
Featured in:	Producing the Short Form of the Options Listing

NOHOST

See HOST | NOHOST.

OPTION=option-name

displays a short description and the value (if any) of the option specified by option-name. DEFINE and VALUE provide additional information about the option.

option-name: specifies the option to use as input to the procedure.

Requirement:	If a SAS system option uses an equals sign, such as PAGESIZE=, do not include the equals sign when specifying the option to OPTION=.
Featured in:	Displaying the Setting of a Single Option

SHORT

See LONG | SHORT.

VALUE

displays the option value and scope, as well as how the value was set.

Interaction:

This option has no effect when SHORT is specified.

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