| COBOLDIR | Use/ignore cobol.dir |
| CONFIRM | Display directives |
| DIALECT | Set check-time and run-time behavior depending on dialect used |
| DIRECTIVES | File of directives |
| DIRECTIVES-IN-COMMENTS | Enable directives in comment lines |
| SETTING | Print directives |
| SHOW-DIR | Print directives files |
| USE | File of directives |