The CONTENTS Procedure

Procedure Syntax

Tip:	Supports the Output Delivery System. (See Output Delivery System for details.)
Reminder:	You can use the ATTRIB, FORMAT, and LABEL statements. See Statements with the Same Function in Multiple Procedures for details. You can also use any global statements as well. See Global Statements for a list.
Reminder:	You can use data set options with the DATA= and OUT= options. See Data Set Options for a list.

PROC CONTENTS <option(s)>;

To do this Use this option

Print centiles information for indexed variables CENTILES

Specify the input data set DATA=

Include information in the output about the number of observations, number of variables, and data set labels DETAILS|NODETAILS

Print a list of the SAS files in the SAS data library DIRECTORY

Print the length of a variable's informat or format FMTLEN

Restrict processing to one or more types of SAS file MEMTYPE=

Suppress the printing of individual files NODS

Suppress the printing of the output NOPRINT

Specify the output data set OUT=

Specify an output data set that contains information about constraints OUT2=

Print abbreviated output SHORT

Print a list of the variables by their logical position in the data set VARNUM

To do this	Use this option
Print centiles information for indexed variables	CENTILES
Specify the input data set	DATA=
Include information in the output about the number of observations, number of variables, and data set labels	DETAILS\|NODETAILS
Print a list of the SAS files in the SAS data library	DIRECTORY
Print the length of a variable's informat or format	FMTLEN
Restrict processing to one or more types of SAS file	MEMTYPE=
Suppress the printing of individual files	NODS
Suppress the printing of the output	NOPRINT
Specify the output data set	OUT=
Specify an output data set that contains information about constraints	OUT2=
Print abbreviated output	SHORT
Print a list of the variables by their logical position in the data set	VARNUM

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