# 10 Data Transfer I/O Statements

Input/Output (I/O) statements can be used for data transfer, file connection, file inquiry, and file positioning.

This chapter discusses data transfer and contains information on the following topics:

- An overview of records and files (Section 10.1)
- Components of data transfer statements (Section 10.2)
- Data transfer input statements:
  - READ statement (Section 10.3)
  - ACCEPT statement (Section 10.4)
- Data transfer output statements:
  - WRITE statement (Section 10.5)
  - PRINT and TYPE statements (Section 10.6)
  - REWRITE statement (Section 10.7)

File connection, file inquiry, and file positioning I/O statements on OpenVMS systems are discussed in Chapter 12; on Tru64 UNIX, Linux, Windows systems, Chapter 13.

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