What is STEPLIB , JOBLIB ? What is it used for ?

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What is STEPLIB , JOBLIB ? What is it used for ?

Specifies that the private library (or libraries ) specified should be searched before the default system library in order to locate a program to be executed. STEPLIB applies only to the particular step, JOBLIB to all steps in the job.

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