# Index B

    B edit descriptor,  [+]
    Background process (U*X)
      temporarily suspending, [+]
    BACK keyword
      in intrinsics, [+]
    Backslash character (\)
      as edit descriptor, [+]
    Backslash editing,  [+]
    BACKSPACE statements
      See also REWIND statement
      on U*X, WNT, W9*, [+]
      on VMS, [+]
    BARRIER directive (TU*X), [+]
    Base of model
      function returning, [+]
    Batch process (VMS)
      temporarily suspending, [+]
    Big endian
      definition of, [+]
    BIG_ENDIAN value
      for INQUIRE (CONVERT)
         on U*X, WNT, W9*, [+]
         on VMS, [+]
      for OPEN (CONVERT)
         on U*X, WNT, W9*, [+]
         on VMS, [+]
    Binary constants,  [+]
      assigning with DATA statement, [+]
      data type assignments of, [+]
      examples of, [+]
    Binary digits
      See Bits
    Binary operations,  [+]
    Binary operators
      definition of, [+]
      form of, [+]
    Binary patterns
      functions that shift, [+]
    BINARY specifier (WNT, W9*)
      in INQUIRE statements, [+]
    Binary transfer of data
      function performing, [+]
    BINARY value
      for INQUIRE (FORM)
         on WNT, W9*, [+]
      for OPEN (FORM)
         on WNT, W9*, [+]
    Binary values
      transferring, [+]
    Binding of OpenMP Fortran parallel directives (TU*X), [+]
    Bit constant
      definition of, [+]
    BITEST function,  [+]
    Bit fields
      functions operating on, [+]
      function to extract, [+]
      operating on general, [+]
      references to, [+]
      subroutine to copy, [+]
    Bit functions,  [+]
      categories of, [+]
    Bit model,  [+]
    Bit patterns
      function performing circular shift on, [+]
      function performing logical shift on, [+]
    Bit position ranges
      for 1-bit fields, [+]
    Bits
      clearing to zero, [+]
      function performing exclusive OR, [+]
      function performing inclusive OR, [+]
      function performing logical AND on, [+]
      function returning number of, [+]
      function setting to 1, [+]
      function to extract sequences of, [+]
      function to test, [+]
      model for data, [+]
    Bit size
      determining, [+]
    Bit subfields
      referencing, [+]
    BIT_SIZE function,  [+], [+]
    BJTEST function,  [+]
    BKTEST function,  [+]
    Blank characters
      effect in character expressions, [+]
      effect in statement label fields, [+]
      in fixed and tab source form, [+]
      in free source form, [+]
    Blank common blocks,  [+]
      See also Common blocks
    Blank editing (BN,BZ),  [+] to [+]
      BN, [+]
      BZ, [+]
    BLANK specifier
      in INQUIRE statements
         on U*X, WNT, W9*, [+]
         on VMS, [+]
      in OPEN statements, [+]
         on U*X, WNT, W9*, [+]
         on VMS, [+]
    Block data program unit,  [+], [+]
      declaring external, [+]
      effect of using DATA statement in, [+]
      forcing linker to search libraries, [+]
      in EXTERNAL statement, [+]
    BLOCK DATA statement,  [+]
      example of, [+]
    Block DO construct,  [+]
    Block IF statement
      See IF construct
    BLOCK keyword
      for DISTRIBUTE directive (TU*X), [+]
    BLOCKED keyword (TU*X)
      for PDO directive, [+]
    Blocks
      contained in constructs, [+]
      definition of, [+]
      DO loops in, [+]
      interface, [+] to [+]
    BLOCKSIZE specifier
      in INQUIRE statements
        on U*X, WNT, W9*, [+]
        on VMS,  [+]
      in OPEN statements
         on U*X, WNT, W9*, [+]
         on VMS, [+]
      interaction with BUFFERCOUNT
         on U*X, WNT, W9*, [+]
         on VMS, [+]
    BN edit descriptor,  [+]
    Bounds
      function returning lower, [+]
      function returning upper, [+]
      in an array, [+]
    Branching
      statements, [+] to [+]
      to END IF statement, [+]
      to SELECT CASE statement, [+]
    Branch specifiers
      in data transfer, [+]
    Branch statements,  [+] to [+]
    Branch target statements
      definition of, [+]
      in data transfer, [+]
    BTEST function,  [+], [+], [+]
    BUFFERCOUNT specifier
      in OPEN statements
         on U*X, WNT, W9*, [+]
         on VMS, [+]
    BUFFERED specifier
      in INQUIRE statements
         on U*X, WNT, W9*, [+]
         on VMS,  [+]
      in OPEN statements
         on U*X, WNT, W9*, [+]
         on VMS, [+]
    Built-in functions
      See also Intrinsic procedures
      See also your user manual or programmer's guide
      defaults for, [+]
      %DESCR (VMS), [+]
      %LOC, [+]
      %REF, [+]
      %VAL, [+]
    BYTE
      data type, [+]
      in type declaration statements, [+], [+]
    BZ edit descriptor,  [+]

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