Intel® Fortran Compiler 18.0 Developer Guide and Reference

OPEN: DISPOSE Specifier

The DISPOSE (or DISP) specifier indicates the status of the file after the unit is closed. It takes one of the following forms:

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 line printer spooler and retains it.

'PRINT/DELETE' 1

Submits the file to the line printer spooler and then deletes it.

'SUBMIT'

Forks a process to execute the file.

'SUBMIT/DELETE'

Forks a process to execute the file, and then deletes the file after the fork is completed.

1 Use only on sequential files.

The default is 'DELETE' for scratch files. For all other files, the default is 'KEEP'.