IND$FILE is a file transfer program from IBM that was first released in 1983 to allow the transfer of files between an

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running the

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emulator (PC/3270) and a VSE,

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mainframe.IND$FILE Utility Program for VSE, MVS, and VM/CMS
/ref> IND$FILE originally worked only with the SEND and RECEIVE commands of the 3270 PC emulator, but today most

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s that have a 3270 mode include it. In the UK, it is also known as IND£FILE, since in the EBCDIC code pages used in the UK the pound sign occupies the position the dollar sign takes in US codepages.

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