OPEN: DISPOSE Specifier

The DISPOSE (or DISP) specifier indicates the status of the file after the unit is closed. It takes one of the following forms:

DISPOSE = dis

DISP = dis

dis

Is a scalar default character expression that evaluates to one of the following values:

'KEEP' or 'SAVE'	Retains the file after the unit closes.
'DELETE'	Deletes the file after the unit closes.
'PRINT' ^¹	Submits the file to the line printer spooler and retains it.
'PRINT/DELETE' ^¹	Submits the file to the line printer spooler and then deletes it.
'SUBMIT'	Forks a process to execute the file.
'SUBMIT/DELETE'	Forks a process to execute the file, and then deletes the file after the fork is completed.
¹ Use only on sequential files.

¹ Use only on sequential files.

The default is 'DELETE' for scratch files. For all other files, the default is 'KEEP'.