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ALLOCATE
ALLOCATE
Establishes a logical name for a device.
Format:
ALLOCATE device-name[:] logical-name[:]
Additional information :
Device-nameallocate.device-name Logical-nameallocate.device-name /LOGallocate./LOG
Examplesallocate.examples
allocate.device-name
ALLOCATE
device-name[:]
Specifies the name a device to be searched for the allocation
request.
ALLOCATE
logical-name
Specifies a 1- through 32-character logical name to be associated
with the allocated device. The logical name is placed in the
logical name table, with the name of the physical device allocated
as its equivalence name. Subsequent references to the logical name
result in automatic translation to the specified device name.
If you include a trailing colon (:) on the logical name, the colon
is removed from the name before the name is placed in the logical
name table.
allocate./LOG
ALLOCATE
/LOG
/LOG (default)
/NOLOG
Displays a message indicating the name of the device allocated. If
the operation specifies a logical name that is currently assigned to
another device, displays the superseded value.
ALLOCATE
Examples
$ ALLOCATE /LOG C: INPUTDISK:
C: allocated as INPUTDISK.
The ALLOCATE command establishes a logical name for the C: disk drive
The system response indicates that the command was successfully
executed.