MAKELF C-1





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NAME


makelf - make an RMSfile

SYNOPSIS


makelf datafile records [deffile]

DESCRIPTION


This command creates an empty RMSfile with room enough for the specified 
number of records.  When creating an RMSfile for the first time, use the 
createlf command instead.

If the deffile argument is present, it is used as the RMS definition file.  
If the deffile argument is omitted, the RMS definition file is assumed to 
be in $HOME/def directory and must have the same name as the RMSfile.  This 
command creates both the dictionary and the RMSfile and overwrites any 
existing RMSfile or RMS dictionary without warning.

FILES

$HOME/def/datafile		RMS definition file

SEE ALSO


cdict(C-1), lfadmin(C-1).

NOTES


If the datafile argument has the form dbname~lfile or ~lfile, makelf makes 
the RMSfile using the database name dbname and the logical file name lfile.  
The file must have previously been entered into the database catalog by 
using createlf.  If the datafile argument has the form filename (i.e. it 
has neither a ~ nor / in the name), then the file is created as a logical 
file name, filename, using the default database name.