VM file specifications

Data is stored in files on VM hosts. Specify VM files in the following format:


>>-filename--.--filetype---------------------------------------><

filename: Specifies the file name.
filetype: Specifies the file type.

Note: The file mode is not accepted by foreign VM hosts; it is taken to be the file mode associated with the current working directory. The file mode is not used in TCP/IP commands.

For example, if you want to specify a file named accounts with a file type cprog, enter the following:

accounts.cprog

Where filename is accounts and filetype is cprog.

All VM file specifications are treated as if they are entered in uppercase. The file name and the file type consist of 1 to 8 alphanumeric characters. Other valid characters are $, #, @ (at character), + (plus), - (hyphen), and _ (underscore).

You can use the special character * (asterisk) for pattern matching.