/CACHING_ATTRIBUTE=keyword Use this qualifier to control which files are cached by the Extended File Cache. It sets the caching attribute for a file or directory in a Files-11 ODS-2 or ODS-5 volume. The caching attribute of a file is the default caching option that is used by the Extended File Cache when an application accesses the file without specifying which caching option it wants to use. The keyword can be either WRITETHROUGH or NO_CACHING. Use WRITETHROUGH for files that you want to be cached. Use NO_CACHING for files that you don't want to be cached. The Extended File Cache does not cache directories. The caching attribute of a directory controls only how the caching attribute is inherited by new files and subdirectories created in the directory: o When you create a new directory or file, it inherits its caching attribute from its parent directory. o When you create a new version of an existing file, the new file inherits its caching attribute from the highest version of the existing file. When you use the INITIALIZE command to create a new Files- 11 volume, the caching attribute of its root directory (000000.DIR;1) is set to write-through. This means that by default, all the files and directories you create in the volume will inherit a caching attribute of write-through unless you use SET FILE /CACHING_ATTRIBUTE. When you change the caching attribute of a directory, it does not affect the caching attribute of any existing files and subdirectories in the directory. When you change the caching attribute of a file, it does not affect the type of caching being used by any applications that are currently accessing the file.