getoption function returns the value of an option. data _null_;
opt = getoption('work');
put 'Value of option work is ' opt;
run;
options pagesize=100; %put pagesize = %sysfunc(getoption(pagesize )); /* pagesize = 100 */ %put pagesize = %sysfunc(getoption(pagesize, howset )); /* pagesize = Options Statement */ %put pagesize = %sysfunc(getoption(pagesize, defaultvalue)); /* pagesize = 21 */ %put pagesize = %sysfunc(getoption(pagesize, startupvalue)); /* pagesize = 60 */ %put pagesize = %sysfunc(getoption(pagesize, howscope )); /* pagesize = IOM ROOT COMP ENV */