| DSE Command Summary | ||
|---|---|---|
| COMMAND | QUALIFIERS | COMMENTS | 
| AD[D] | /B[LOCK]=block-number | - | 
| - | /D[ATA]=string | Incompatible with /POINTER, /STAR | 
| - | /K[EY]=key | Incompatible with /STAR | 
| - | /O[FFSET]=offset | Incompatible with /RECORD, /STAR | 
| - | /P[OINTER]=pointer | Incompatible with /DATA | 
| - | /R[ECORD]=record-number | Incompatible with /OFFSET, /STAR | 
| - | /S[TAR] | Incompatible with /DATA,/KEY, /OFFSET, /RECORD | 
| AL[L] | /B[UFFER_FLUSH] | Incompatible with /RENEW | 
| - | /C[RITINIT] | Incompatible with /RENEW, /RELEASE, /SEIZE | 
| - | /[NO]F[REEZE] | Incompatible with /RENEW | 
| - | /O[VERRIDE] | Meaningful only with /[NO]FREEZE | 
| - | /REF[ERENCE] | Incompatible with /RENEW | 
| - | /REL[EASE] | Incompatible with /CRITINIT, /RENEW,/SEIZE | 
| - | /REN[EW] | Use alone | 
| - | /S[EIZE] | Incompatible with /RENEW, /RELEASE, /CRITINIT | 
| - | /W[CINIT] | Incompatible with /RENEW | 
| B[UFFER _FLUSH] | - | - | 
| CH[ANGE] | /BL[OCK]=block-number | Incompatible with /FILEHEADER and qualifiers used with /FILEHEADER | 
| - | /BS[IZ]=block-size | Use only with /BLOCK, /LEVEL, /TN | 
| - | /L[EVEL]=level | Use only with /BLOCK, /BSIZ, /TN | 
| - | /TN [=transaction-nmbr] | Use only with /BLOCK, /BSIZ, /LEVEL | 
| - | /OF[FSET]=offset | Use only with /BLOCK, /CMPC, /RSIZ | 
| - | /RE[CORD]=record-number | Use only with /BLOCK, /CMPC, /RSIZ | 
| - | /CM[PC]= compression-count | Use only with /BLOCK, /RECORD, /OFFSET, /RSIZ | 
| - | /RS[IZ]=record-size | Use only with /CMPC /OFFSET, /RECORD, /BLOCK | 
| - | /F[ILEHEADER] | Incompatible with /BSIZ, /CMPC, /TN, /LEVEL, /OFFSET, /RECORD, /RSIZ | 
| - | */BLK[_SIZE]=block-size | Use only with /FILEHEADER; decimal | 
| - | /BLO[CKS_FREE]=free-blocks | Use only with /FILEHEADER; decimal | 
| - | /B_C[OMPREHENSIVE]=transaction-number | Use only with /FILEHEADER; decimal | 
| - | /B_I[NCREMENTAL]=transaction-number | Use only with /FILEHEADER; decimal | 
| - | /B_R[ECORD]=transaction-number | Use only with /FILEHEADER; decimal | 
| - | /CO[RRUPT_FILE]=value | Use only with /FILEHEADER | 
| - | /CU[RRENT_TN]=transaction-number | Use only with /FILEHEADER | 
| - | */FL[USH_TIME][=delta-time] | Use only with /FILEHEADER | 
| - | /FR[EEZE]=value | Use only with /FILEHEADER | 
| - | /K[EY_MAX_SIZE]=key-max-size | Use only with /FILEHEADER; decimal | 
| - | /N[ULL_SUBSCRIPTS]=value | Use only with /FILEHEADER | 
| - | */Q[UANTUM_INTERVAL] [=delta-time] | Use only with /FILEHEADER; decimal | 
| - | /REC[ORD_MAX_SIZE]=record-max-size | Use only with /FILEHEADER; decimal | 
| - | /REF[ERENCE_COUNT]=reference-count | Use only with /FILEHEADER; decimal | 
| - | */[NO]RES[PONSE_INTERVAL] [=delta-time] | Use only with /FILEHEADER; decimal | 
| - | */[NO]S[TALENESS_TIMER] [=delta-time] | Use only with /FILEHEADER; decimal | 
| - | */TIC[K_INTERVAL] [=delta-time] | Use only with /FILEHEADER; decimal | 
| - | */TIM[ERS_PENDING]=timers-pending | Use only with /FILEHEADER; decimal | 
| - | /TO[TAL_BLKS]=total-blocks | Use only with /FILEHEADER | 
| - | */TR[IGGER_FLUSH]=trigger-flush | Use only with /FILEHEADER | 
| - | */W[RITES_PER_FLUSH]=writes-per-flush | Use only with /FILEHEADER; decimal | 
| CL[OSE] | - | - | 
| CR[ITICAL] | /I[NIT] | Use only with /RESET | 
| - | /O[WNER] | Use alone | 
| - | /REL[EASE] | Use alone | 
| - | /REM[OVE] | Use alone | 
| - | /RES[ET] | Use only with /INIT | 
| - | /S[EIZE] | Use alone | 
| D[UMP] | /B[LOCK]=block-number | Incompatible with /FILEHEADER | 
| - | /C[OUNT]=count | Incompatible with /FILEHEADER | 
| - | /F[ILEHEADER] | Use alone | 
| - | /G[LO] | Incompatible with /FILEHEADER, /HEADER | 
| - | /[NO]H[EADER] | Incompatible with /FILEHEADER, /GLO | 
| - | /O[FFSET]=offset | Incompatible with /FILEHEADER, /RECORD | 
| - | /R[ECORD]=record-number | Incompatible with /FILEHEADER, /OFFSET | 
| EV[ALUATE] | /D[ECIMAL] | Incompatible with /HEXADECIMAL | 
| - | /H[EXADECIMAL] | Incompatible with /DECIMAL | 
| - | /N[UMBER]=number | Required | 
| EX[IT] | - | - | 
| F[IND] | /B[LOCK]=block-number | Incompatible with /KEY, /REGION | 
| - | /E[XHAUSTIVE] | Incompatible with /KEY, /REGION, /FREEBLOCK | 
| - | /F[REEBLOCK] | Required with /HINT; compatible with /BLOCK | 
| - | /H[INT]=block-number | Required with /FREEBLOCK | 
| - | /K[EY]=key | Use alone | 
| - | /R[EGION][=region] | Use alone | 
| - | /S[IBLINGS] | Incompatible with /FREEBLOCK, /HINT, /KEY, /REGION | 
| H[ELP] | [help topic] | - | 
| I[NTEGRIT] | /B[LOCK]=block-number | - | 
| M[APS] | /BL[OCK]=block-number | Incompatible with /RESTORE_ALL | 
| - | /BU[SY] | Compatible only with /BLOCK | 
| - | /F[REE] | - | 
| - | /M[ASTER] | - | 
| - | /R[ESTORE_ALL] | Use alone | 
| OP[EN] | /F[ILE]=file | - | 
| OV[ERWRITE] | /B[LOCK]=block number /D[ATA]=string | - | 
| - | /O[FFSET]=offset | - | 
| P[AGE] | - | - | 
| RA[NGE] | /F[ROM]=block-number | - | 
| - | /T[O]=block-number | - | 
| - | /I[NDEX]=block_number /L[OST]=block_number /[NOT]BUSY=busy/free /S[TAR]=block_number /L[OWER]=key | - | 
| - | /U[PPER]=key | - | 
| REM[OVE] | /B[LOCK]=block-number | - | 
| - | /C[OUNT]=count | Incompatible with /VERSION | 
| - | /O[FFSET]=offset | Incompatible with /VERSION, /RECORD | 
| - | /R[ECORD]=record-number | Incompatible with /VERSION, /OFFSET | 
| - | /V[ERSION]=version-number | Use only with /BLOCK; decimal | 
| RES[TORE] | /B[LOCK]=block-number | - | 
| - | /F[ROM]=block-number | - | 
| - | /R[EGION]=region | - | 
| - | /V[ERSION]=version-number | Required; decimal | 
| SA[VE] | /B[LOCK]=block-number | - | 
| - | /C[OMMENT]=string | Incompatible with /LIST | 
| - | /L[IST] | Incompatible with /COMMENT | 
| SH[IFT] | /B[ACKWARD]=shift | Incompatible with /FORWARD | 
| - | /F[ORWARD]=shift | Incompatible with /BACKWARD | 
| - | /O[FFSET]=offset | - | 
| SP[AWN] | [CLI command] | - | 
| W[CINIT] | - | - | 
| * Use these qualifiers only with instructions from FIS. | ||