12.6.12 DISPOSE Specifier

{ 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'.