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PL/I for Windows, Version 8.0, Programming Guide

SKIP0

The SKIP0 option specifies where the line cursor moves when SKIP(0) statement is coded in the source program. SKIP0 applies to terminal files that are not linked as PM applications.

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SKIP0(N)
Specifies that the cursor is to be moved to the beginning of the next line. This is the default.
SKIP0(Y)
Specifies that the cursor to be moved to the beginning of the current line.

The following example shows how you could make the output to the terminal skip zero lines so that the cursor moves to the beginning of the current output line:

  set dd:sysprint=stdout:,SKIP0(Y)
  set dd:sysprint=con,SKIP0(Y)
Rational Developer for System z
PL/I for Windows, Version 8.0, Programming Guide