View source for ALLOCATE

ALLOCATE is a [[DCL]] [[Command|command]] that provides your [[Process|process]] with exclusive access to a [[Device|device]] until you [[DEALLOCATE|deallocate]] the device or terminate your process. Optionally associates a [[Logical Name|logical name]] with the device.  Requires read (R), write (W), or control access. 
=Syntax=
 ALLOCATE  device-name[:][,...] [logical-name[:]]
==Qualifiers==
* /GENERIC
* /LOG
[[Category:DCL Commands]]