## 12.6.12 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 system line printer spooler and retains it.
  'PRINT/DELETE' 1 | Submits the file to the system line printer spooler and then deletes it.
  'SUBMIT' | Submits the file to the batch job queue and then retains it.
  'SUBMIT/DELETE' | Submits the file to the batch job queue and then deletes it.
  1 Use only on sequential files.

A read-only file cannot be deleted.

The default is 'DELETE' for scratch files; a scratch file cannot be saved, printed, or submitted. For all other files, the default is 'KEEP'.

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