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If you are using the WRKLNK command to access IFS directories and you've tried to drill in to see all the files in a Git project, files prefixed with a period or dot (.) are not always all visible in the directory list.

 

This can be fixed by running the WRKLNK command with the DSPOPT(*ALL) option.

 

If you use the WRKLNK command with the DSPOPT(*ALL) switch one time, all subsequent WRKLNK commands will retain this setting because the DSPOPT option default to *PRV which means use the last saved setting used for the option.

 

Run the below command once:

WRKLNK OBJ('/') OBJTYPE(*ALL) DSPOPT(*ALL)

 

Now try to access a Git repository directory with WRKLNK

 

Ex: WRKLNK OBJ('/gitrepos/QGPL')

 

Notice that any files or directories that start with a . are now visible.

 

Object link            Type    

.                      DIR     

..                     DIR     

.git                   DIR     

QCBLLESRC              DIR     

QCLSRC                 DIR     

QDDSSRC                DIR     

QLBLSRC                DIR     

QRPGLESRC              DIR     

QRPGSRC                DIR