## 12.5.9 DIRECT Specifier

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

  DIRECT = dir
  dir
  Is a scalar default character variable that is assigned one of the following values:

  'YES' | If the file is connected for direct access
  'NO' | If the file is not connected for direct access
  'UNKNOWN' | If the file is not connected

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