## 9.5.5 DIRECT Specifier

The DIRECT specifier asks whether a file is connected for direct access. It takes the following form:

    DIRECT = dir

dir
  Is a character scalar memory reference that is assigned one of the following values:

  - 'YES': If direct access is allowed for the file

  - 'NO': If direct access is not allowed

  - 'UNKNOWN': If the processor cannot determine whether direct access is allowed

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