User`s guide

Specifying Files
Table 3–3 (Cont.): Standard File Types
Type Meaning
SOU Temporary source file generated by BATCH
STB Symbol table file in object format, containing the symbols produced during
link
SYG Monitor and handler files resulting from system generation
SYS Monitor files and handlers
TBL Monitor device table section created during SYSGEN
TMP Temporary workfile (BASIC-PLUS, ERROUT, PDP–11 C)
TMx Temporary SYSGEN files where x is a number from 1 through 5
TXT Text file
WRK Temporary work file
Allocating Space for Output Files
When you specify an RT–11 command to open an output file (for example, when you
issue the COPY or the CREATE command), but do not specify the size of the output
file, RT–11 tentatively allocates space for that file. RT–11 does this by allocating one-
half of the largest space or the entire second largest space, whichever is bigger, on
the specified storage device. If the output operation requires more space than that
allocated by default, the operation fails. To allocate more space, you must specify
with the /ALLOCATE option the amount of space you want the file to have, if there
is sufficient space on the output device.
Using Files, Volumes, and Devices 3–9