List Line Format

Definition

Specifies whether fields in each line are blank delimited or fixed, that is, whether information always appears at certain columns.

Required Values

Blank Delimited or Fixed.

Additional Information

Even though some lines appear to be blank delimited, be wary of certain fields continuing their maximum value when juxtaposed with the next field without any separating blank. In such a case, we recommend you declare the line as “Fixed,” for example:

      -rw-r--r--   1 ed        usr           110 Apr 15 13:33 aaa
      ^^^^^^^^^^   ^ ^^        ^^^           ^^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^^^^ ^^^
           1       2  3         4             5   6  7    8    9