Table 6-1. New, Temporary, and Permanent File Features

NEW Files

TEMPORARY Files

PERMANENT Files

 

 

 

Exists only to creating process

Exists as job temporary ￿le

Exists as permanent ￿le in File

 

 

System

Space not yet allocated

Some or all space already

Some or all space already

 

allocated

allocated

Physical characteristics not

Physical characteristics de￿ned

Physical characteristics de￿ned

previously de￿ned

 

 

 

 

 

Known only to creating session or job

Exists only for duration of program execution

Known only to creating session

Known system wide

or job

 

Exists only for duration of

Permanent

creating session or job

 

 

 

In some cases, the domain y ou specify for a ￿le ma y be restricted by the type of device on which the ￿le resides. The domains permitted are summarized in T able 6-2.

 

Table 6-2. Valid File Domains

 

 

Device Type

Valid Domains (see note belo w table)

 

 

Disc

NEW, TEMPORARY, PERMANENT, or OLD

Magnetic tape device

NEW, PERMANENT, or OLD

Terminal

NEW, PERMANENT, or OLD

Line printer

NEW

Plotter

NEW

 

 

 

 

6-6 File System