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EJECT, SKIP in Listing

In the IBM DOS/VS COBOL compatibility mode, the following reserved words may be used to control spacing of the program listing:

Word
Effect
EJECT
start a new page
SKIP1
skip one line before the next line (double spacing)
SKIP2
skip two lines before the next line (triple spacing)
SKIP3
skip three lines before the next line (quadruple spacing)

IBM DOS/VS COBOL requires these words to appear in Area B of lines containing nothing else.