/REPLACE
/NOREPLACE
Qualifier type: Output file qualifier
Supported file types: Local and remote
This qualifier determines how the copy operation responds when the
file specification requested for the output file currently belongs
to a preexisting file. On an OpenVMS system, the /REPLACE qualifier
is meaningful only when the output file specification contains
a version number. In this situation, the /NOREPLACE qualifier
generates an error condition and the output file is not created;
the /REPLACE qualifier deletes the preexisting file and copies the
input file to the preexisting file specification. The FTAM copying
utility allocates new space for the output file.
NOTE
To ensure success of the /REPLACE qualifier, use the exact
file specification that is returned by the DIRECTORY/APPLICATION_
PROTOCOL=FTAM command for the output file.
Default value: No replacement