-B[LOCK]=block_number

Specifies the block to find. This qualifier is incompatible with the -KEY and -REGION qualifiers.

On commands without the -BLOCK= qualifier, DSE uses the last block handled by a DSE operation. When no block has been accessed, that is, on the first block-oriented command, DSE uses block one (1).

-E[XHAUSTIVE]

Instructs DSE to search the entire index structure for the desired path or siblings. FIND -EXHAUSTIVE is useful in locating blocks that are in the tree but not indexed correctly. The -EXHAUSTIVE qualifier is incompatible with the -FREEBLOCK, -KEY, and -REGION qualifiers.

-F[REEBLOCK]

Finds the nearest free block to the block specified by -HINT. The -FREEBLOCK qualifier is incompatible with all other qualifiers except -BLOCK and -HINT. The -HINT qualifier is required with the -FREEBLOCK qualifier.

-H[INT]=block_number

Designates the starting point of a -FREEBLOCK search. The -HINT qualifier must be used only in conjunction with the -FREEBLOCK qualifier.

-K[EY]=key

Searches the database for the block containing the specified key or if the key does not exist, the block that would contain it, if it existed. Enclose an M-style key in quotation marks (" "). FIND -KEY is useful in locating properly indexed keys. The -KEY qualifier is incompatible with all other qualifiers.

-[NO]C[RIT]

Allows DSE FIND to work even if another process is holding a critical section. Since results in this mode may be inconsistent, it should only be used if the critical section mechanism is not operating normally.

-R[EGION][=region]

Switches to the named Global Directory region. The -REGION qualifier is incompatible with all other qualifiers.

-REGION without a specified region, or -REGION="*", displays all existing regions in the database.

-S[IBLINGS]

Displays the block numbers of the logical siblings of the specified block. The logical siblings are the blocks that logically exist to the right and left of the given block in the database tree structure. The -SIBLINGS qualifier is incompatible with the -FREEBLOCK, -HINT, -KEY, and -REGION qualifiers.