Specification_File_Qualifiers

   Qualifiers used in a Sort/Merge specification file are similar
   to the DCL qualifiers used in the SORT or MERGE command line.
   However, in some cases, the format of these qualifiers can be
   different. For example, the /KEY qualifier at DCL level has a
   different format than the /KEY qualifier in the specification
   file.

   If you specify DCL command qualifiers in the SORT or MERGE
   command line, those qualifiers override corresponding entries
   in the specification file.

   High-performance Sort/Merge: The high-performance Sort/Merge
   utility does not currently support the use of specification
   files.
 

Additional information available:

Specification_File_Example      /CDD_PATH_NAME  /CHECK_SEQUENCE
/COLLATING_SEQUENCE             /CONDITION      /DATA           /FIELD
/INCLUDE        /KEY            /OMIT           /PAD            /PROCESS
/STABLE         /WORK_FILES