Formats a disk or magnetic tape volume and writes a label on the
volume.  At the end of initialization, the volume is empty except
for the system files containing the structure information.  All
former contents of the disk are lost.

Format
 INITIALIZE device-name volume-label

 Requires VOLPRO privilege for most INITIALIZE operations.

Additional information available:

ParametersQualifiers

/QUEUE

device-name
 Name of the device on which the volume is physically mounted.
volume-label
 Specifies the identification to be encoded on  the  volume.  For a
 disk volume, you can specify a maximum of 12 alphanumeric characters;
 for a magnetic tape volume, you can specify a maximum of 6
 alphanumeric characters.  Letters are automatically changed to
 uppercase.   Nonalphanumeric characters are not allowed in the
 volume-label specification on disk.

 In order to use ANSI "a" characters on the volume-label on  magnetic
 magnetic tape, the volume name must be enclosed in quotation marks.

Additional information available:

/ACCESSED/BADBLOCKS/CLUSTER_SIZE/DATA_CHECK
/DENSITY/DIRECTORIES/ERASE/EXTENSION/FILE_PROTECTION
/GROUP/HEADERS/HIGHWATER/INDEX/LABEL/MAXIMUM_FILES
/OVERRIDE/OWNER_UIC/PROTECTION/SHARE/STRUCTURE
/SYSTEM/USER_NAME/VERIFIED/WINDOWS

 Requires OPER privilege.
 Specifies the number of directories to be maintained in system space
 for ready access as an integer in the range 0 through 255. Defaults to
 3.

 Specifies faulty areas on a volume so that no data will be written to
 them. Possible formats for area are:

 +-------------------+--------------------------------------+
 | lbn[:count]       | Logical block number of the first    |
 |                   | block and optionally a block count   |
 |                   | beginning with the first block       |
 +-------------------+--------------------------------------+
 | sec.trk.cyl[:cnt] | Sector, track, and cylinder of the   |
 |                   | first block, and optionally a        |
 |                   | block count beginning with the       |
 |                   | first block                          |
 +-------------------+--------------------------------------+

 Defines the minimum allocation unit in blocks. The maximum size is
 1/100 of the volume size. The minimum size is 255*4096 divided into
 the disk size in blocks. Structure Level 2 disks smaller than 50,000
 blocks have a default value of 1. Structure Level 1 disks must always
 have a cluster size of 1.

 Checks all read and/or write operations on the disk. By default, no
 data checks are made. Specify one or both keywords:

 +---------+------------------------------------------------+
 | READ    | Checks all read operations                     |
 +---------+------------------------------------------------+
 | WRITE   | Checks all write operations; default if only   |
 |         | /DATA_CHECK is specified                       |
 +---------+------------------------------------------------+

 The /DENSITY qualifier is not applicable to the TK50 tape device.

 For floppy disk volumes that are to be initialized on RX02
 dual-density disk drives, specifies the density at which the
 floppy disk is to be formatted.

 For magnetic tape volumes, specifies the density in bytes per inch
 (bpi) at which the magnetic tape is to be written.

 RX02 dual-density disk drives allow floppy disks to be initialized
 at single or double density.  To specify single-density formatting
 of a floppy disk, specify the density value SINGLE.  To specify
 double-density formatting of a floppy disk, specify the density
 value DOUBLE.

 If you do not specify a density value for a floppy disk being
 initialized on an RX02 drive, the system leaves the volume at the
 density to which the volme was last formatted.  Floppy disks
 purchased from DIGITAL are formatted in single density.

 For magnetic tape volumes, the density value specified can be
 800 bpi, 1600 bpi, or 6250 bpi, as long as the density is supported
 by the magnetic tape drive.  If you do not specify a density value
 for a blank magnetic tape, the system uses a default density of the
 highest value allowed by the tape drive.  If the drive allows 6250,
 1600, and 800 BPI operation, the default density is 6250.  If the
 drive allows only 1600 and 800 BPI operation, then the default density
 is 1600.  If you do not specify a density value for a magnetic tape
 that has been previously written, the system uses the density of the
 first record on the volume.  The magnetic tape density will not default
 on an unusually short record.

 Allocates the specified number of entries for user directories as an
 integer in the range 16 through 16000. The default is 16.

 /NOERASE (default)
 Physically destroys deleted data (by writing over it).

 Specifies, for disk volumes, the number of blocks to use as a
 default extension size for all files on the volume.  The
 value n can range from 0 through 65535. The default is 5.

 NOTE: This attribute is not used when the ODS-1 volume is being
 used on a VAX/VMS system, but is provided to control the process's
 use of the volume on RSX-11M systems.

 Defines, for disk volumes, the default protection to be applied to
 all files on the volume.

 NOTE: This attribute is not used when the ODS-1 volume is being
 used on a VAX/VMS system, but is provided to control the process's
 use of the volume on RSX-11M systems.

 Defines a group volume. The /GROUP qualifier applies protection of
 RWED to all ownership categories unless /GROUP is specified with
 /NOSHARE, in which case the volume protection is RWED for all but the
 world category. The owner UIC of the volume defaults to your group
 number and a member number of 0.

 Specifies the number of file headers to be allocated for the index
 file. The minimum and default value is 16. The maximum is the value
 set with the /MAXIMUM_FILES qualifier.

 /NOHIGHWATER
 Sets the File Highwater Mark (FHM) volume attribute, which guarantees
 that a user cannot read data that he has not written.  You cannot
 specify /NOHIGHWATER for magnetic tape.

 Specifies the location of the index file for the volume's directory
 structure. Possible keywords are:

 +-----------+----------------------------------------------+
 | BEGINNING | Beginning of the volume                      |
 +-----------+----------------------------------------------+
 | MIDDLE    | Middle of the volume (default)               |
 +-----------+----------------------------------------------+
 | END       | End of the volume                            |
 +-----------+----------------------------------------------+
 | BLOCK:n   | Beginning of the logical block by the number |
 |           | n                                            |
 +-----------+----------------------------------------------+

 Defines characteristics for the magnetic tape volume label, as
 directed by the included option.  The available options are as
 follows:

 OWNER_IDENTIFIER:"(14 ANSI characters)"

 Specifies the Owner Identifier field in the volume label.
 The field specified can accept up to 14 ANSI characters.

 VOLUME_ACCESSIBILITY:"n"

 Specifies the character to be written in the volume-accessibility
 field  of  the MicroVMS ANSI volume label VOL1 on an ANSI magnetic
 tape.  N may be any valid ANSI "a"  character and must be enclosed
 in quotation marks.  This set of characters includes numeric
 characters, uppercase letters, and any one of the following
 nonalphanumeric characters:

      ! " % ' ( ) * + , - . / : ; < = > ?

 By default, MicroVMS provides a routine that checks this field in the
 following manner. If the magnetic tape was created on a version of
 MicroVMS that conforms to Version 3 of ANSI, then this option must be
 used to override any character other than an ASCII space. If a MicroVMS
 protection is specified and the magnetic tape conforms to an ANSI
 standard that is later than that of Version 3, then this option must be
 used to override any character other than an ASCII 1.  If you specify
 any character other than the default character, you must specify the
 /OVERRIDE=ACCESSIBILITY qualifier on the INITIALIZE and MOUNT commands
 in order to access the magnetic tape.

 Restricts the maximum number of the files that the volume can contain.
 The /MAXIMUM_FILES qualifier overrides the default value, which is
 calculated as follows:

 volume size in blocks
 -----------------------
 (cluster factor + 1) * 2

 The maximum size you can specify for any volume is:

 volume size in blocks
 ---------------------
 (cluster factor + 1)

 The minimum value is 0. Note that the maximum can be increased only by
 reinitializing the volume.

 Requests the INITIALIZE command to ignore data on a magnetic tape
 volume that protects it from being overwritten.  You may specify one
 of the following options:

 +------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
 | ACCESSIBILITY    | (For magnetic tapes only).  If the installation  |
 |                  | allows, this option overrides any character in   |
 |                  | the Accessibility Field of the volume. The       |
 |                  | necessity of this option is defined by the       |
 |                  | installation.  That is, each installation has    |
 |                  | the option of specifying a routine that the      |
 |                  | magnetic tape file system will use to process    |
 |                  | this field.  By default MicroVMS provides a      |
 |                  | routine that checks this field in the following  |
 |                  | manner.  If the magnetic tape was created on a   |
 |                  | version of MicroVMS that conforms to Version 3   |
 |                  | of ANSI, then this option must be used to        |
 |                  | override any character other than an ASCII       |
 |                  | space.  If a MicroVMS protection is specified    |
 |                  | and the magnetic tape conforms to an ANSI        |
 |                  | standard that is later than Version 3, then      |
 |                  | this option must be used to override any         |
 |                  | character other than an ASCII 1.  To use the     |
 |                  | ACCESSIBILITY option, you must have the user     |
 |                  | privilege VOLPRO or be the owner of the volume.  |
 +------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
 | EXPIRATION       | (For magnetic tapes only).  Allows you to write  |
 |                  | to a tape that has not yet reached its           |
 |                  | expiration date.  You must have the user         |
 |                  | privilege VOLPRO to override volume protection,  |
 |                  | or your UIC must match the UIC written on the    |
 |                  | volume.                                          |
 +------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
 | OWNER_IDENTIFIER | Allows you to override the processing of the     |
 |                  | Owner Identifier field of the volume label.      |
 +------------------+--------------------------------------------------+

 If you specify only one option, you may omit the parentheses.
 If you specify more than one option, separate them with commas and
 enclose the list in parentheses.  In order to initialize a volume
 that was initialized previously with the /PROTECTION qualifier, your
 UIC must match the UIC written on the volume, or you must have VOLPRO
 privilege.

 Specifies an owner UIC for the volume. The default is your
 default UIC.

 Applies the specified protection to the volume. The default is your
 default protection. The ownership categories are SYSTEM, OWNER, GROUP,
 WORLD; the access categories are R (read), W (write), E (create), and
 D (delete).

 /NOSHARE
 Permits all categories of access by all categories of ownership. The
 /NOSHARE qualifier denies access to group (unless /GROUP is also
 specified) and world processes.

 Specifies whether the volume should be formatted in Files-11 Structure
 Level 1 or Structure Level 2 (the default).  Level 1 is incompatible
 with the /CLUSTER_SIZE and /DATA_CHECK qualifiers.

 Requires a system UIC or SYSPRV privilege.
 Defines a system volume. The owner UIC defaults to [1,1]. Protection
 defaults to complete access by all ownership categories, except that
 only system processes can create top-level directories.

 Specifies a user name to be associated with the volume. The name must
 be 1 through 12 alphanumeric characters. The default is your user
 name.

 /NOVERIFIED
 Indicates whether the disk has bad block data on it. Use the
 /NOVERIFIED qualifier to ignore bad block data on the disk. The
 default is /VERIFIED for disks with 4096 blocks or more and
 /NOVERIFIED for disks with less than 4096 blocks.

 Specifies the number of mapping pointers (used to access data in the
 file) to be allocated for file windows. The value can be an integer in
 the range 7 through 80. The default is 7.

Creates a print or batch queue and assigns it a name and attributes.

Format
 INITIALIZE/QUEUE queue-name

 Requires the Secure User Environment Option.

 Requires OPER privilege.

Additional information available:

ParametersQualifiers

queue-name
 User-defined name of the queue.  Queue-name may be up to 31
 alphanumeric characters.

Additional information available:

/BASE_PRIORITY/BATCH/BLOCK_LIMIT/CHARACTERISTICS
/CPUDEFAULT/CPUMAXIMUM/DEFAULT/DISABLE_SWAPPING
/ENABLE_GENERIC/FORM_MOUNTED/GENERIC/JOB_LIMIT
/LIBRARY/NOLIBRARY/ON/OWNER_UIC/PROCESSOR
/PROTECTION/RECORD_BLOCKING/RETAIN/SCHEDULE
/SEPARATE/START/TERMINAL/WSDEFAULT/WSEXTENT
/WSQUOTA

 Specifies the base process priority at which jobs are initiated from a
 batch queue or the base priority of the symbiont process for a
 printer, terminal, or server queue. The value can be an integer in the
 range 0 through 15. The base priority defaults to the same priority as
 the base priority established by DEFPRI at system generation (usually
 4).

 /NOBATCH (default)
 Specifies that the queue is a batch queue.

 /NOBLOCK_LIMIT (default)
 Restricts the size of print jobs that can be executed on a printer or
 terminal queue. The lower parameter specifies the minimum number of
 blocks that will be accepted by the queue for a print job. The upper
 parameter specifies the maximum number of blocks that will be accepted
 by the queue for a print job. If a job contains fewer blocks than the
 number specified by the lower parameter or more blocks than the number
 specified by the upper parameter, the job remains pending until the
 block limit for the queue is changed. To specify only the lower
 parameter, you must use two sets of quotation marks ("") in place of
 the upper specifier.

 /NOCHARACTERISTICS (default)
 Specifies one or more characteristics for processing jobs on the
 queue. (Use the SHOW QUEUE/CHARACTERISTIC command to display the
 available characteristics.) A queue must have all the characteristics
 specified for a job or the job remains pending.

 Specifies the default CPU time limit for batch jobs. Time can be
 specified as a delta time, 0, NONE (the default), or INFINITE. Both
 the value 0 and the keyword INFINITE allow unlimited CPU time (subject
 to the restrictions imposed by the /CPUMAXIMUM qualifier or the user
 authorization file).

 Specifies the maximum CPU time limit for batch jobs. The /CPUMAXIMUM
 qualifier overrides the time limit specified in the user authorization
 file (UAF). Time can be specified as a delta time, 0, NONE (the
 default), or INFINITE. Both the value 0 and the keyword INFINITE allow
 unlimited CPU time.

 /NODEFAULT
 Establishes default options for the PRINT command.  The /DEFAULT
 qualifier cannot be used with the /GENERIC qualifier.
 Possible options are:

 +-----------------------+--------------------------------------------+
 | [NO]BURST[=keyword]   | Specifies where to print burst pages       |
 |                       | (flag pages that are printed over the      |
 |                       | paper's perforations for easy              |
 |                       | identification of individual files in a    |
 |                       | print job.) The keyword ALL (the default)  |
 |                       | places burst pages  before each printed    |
 |                       | file in the job.  The keyword ONE places   |
 |                       | a  burst page before the first printed     |
 |                       | file in the job.                           |
 +-----------------------+--------------------------------------------+
 | [NO]FEED              | Specifies whether a form-feed is           |
 |                       | automatically inserted at the end of a     |
 |                       | page. (default)                            |
 +-----------------------+--------------------------------------------+
 | [NO]FLAG[=keyword]    | Specifies where to print flag pages        |
 |                       | (containing the  job entry number, the     |
 |                       | name of the user submitting the job, and   |
 |                       | so on).   The keyword ALL (the default)    |
 |                       | places flag pages before each printed      |
 |                       | file in the job. The keyword ONE places a  |
 |                       | flag page before the first  printed file   |
 |                       | in the job.                                |
 +-----------------------+--------------------------------------------+
 | FORM=type             | Specifies the default form for a printer,  |
 |                       | terminal, or server queue.  If a job is    |
 |                       | not submitted with an explicit form        |
 |                       | definition, then this form will be used to |
 |                       | process the job.  The system-wide default  |
 |                       | form, form=0, is the default value for     |
 |                       | this keyword.  See also /FORM_MOUNTED.     |
 +-----------------------+--------------------------------------------+
 | [NO]TRAILER[=keyword] | Specifies where to print trailer pages.    |
 |                       | The keyword ALL (the default) places       |
 |                       | trailer pages after  each printed file in  |
 |                       | the job. The keyword ONE places a          |
 |                       | trailer page after the last printed file   |
 |                       | in the job.                                |
 +-----------------------+--------------------------------------------+

 If you specify any of the keywords BURST, FLAG, TRAILER without
 specifying a value, the value ALL is used by default.

 /NODISABLE_SWAPPING (default)
 Inhibits swapping for batch jobs.

 /NOENABLE_GENERIC
 Determines whether or not a queue will accept files from a generic
 queue of the same type (where the generic queue was initialized
 without a queue name specified with the /GENERIC qualifier).

 Specifies the form type for a printer, terminal, or server queue.
 If the stock of the mounted form is not identical to the stock of
 the default form, as indicated by the DCL command qualifier
 /DEFAULT=FORM=type, then all jobs submitted to this queue without
 an explicit form definition will enter a pending state.  If a job
 is submitted with an explicit form and the stock of the explicit
 form is not identical to the stock of the mounted form, then the job
 will enter a pending state.  In both cases, the pending state will be
 maintained until the stock of the mounted form of the queue is
 identical to the stock of the form associated with the job.

 /NOGENERIC (default)
 Specifies that the queue is generic and that the jobs placed in it
 can be moved to compatible execution queues for processing.  If you
 specify one or more names with /GENERIC, jobs can be moved only to
 the specified queues.  The target execution queues may be initialized
 with the /NOENABLE_GENERIC qualifier to disable them from accepting
 jobs from the generic queues that do not specify an explicit
 execution queue list.  If you do not specify a queue name with
 /GENERIC, jobs can be moved to any execution queue (with
 /ENABLE_GENERIC in effect) that is the same type (batch, printer,
 terminal, or server) as the generic queue.  By default, a generic
 queue is a print queue.  Use the appropriate qualifier
 (/BATCH, /PROCESSOR, /TERMINAL) to override the default.  The /GENERIC
 qualifier is incompatible with the /DEFAULT, /FORM, and /SEPARATE qualifers.
 (The generic and execution queues must be initialized with matching
 /BATCH and /PROCESSOR queues.)

 The /BATCH qualifier determines that an execution queue is a
 batch queue.  The symbiont process determines whether queues are
 printer, terminal, or server queues; the standard symbiont sets
 this characteristic depending upon whether the output device is
 a printer or a terminal.

 Specifies the number of batch jobs that can be executed concurrently
 from the queue. Defaults to 1.

 Assigns a device control library (containing escape sequence modules)
 for programmable printers. (The /LIBRARY qualifier can be used to
 specify an alternate device control library when used to initialize an
 output queue.) The default library is SYS$LIBRARY:SYSDEVCTL.TLB. You
 can specify only a file name. The library must be in SYS$LIBRARY and
 the file type must be TLB.

 Specifies the device on which a the queue is located. The
 default device name is the queue name.

 Specifies the user identification code (UIC) of the queue. The default
 UIC is [1,4].

 /NOPROCESSOR
 Specifies a file containing a print symbiont. Specify only a file
 name. The file must be in SYS$SYSTEM and must have a type of EXE. The
 default print symbiont is named PRTSMB. (Used for a generic queue, the
 /PROCESSOR qualifier specifies that the generic queue can place jobs
 only on queues that were defined as server queues and that
 are executing the specified symbiont image.)

 Specifies the protection of the queue. Ownership categories are:
 SYSTEM, OWNER, GROUP, WORLD; each category can be abbreviated to its
 first character. Access categories are: R (read), W (write), E
 (execute), or D (delete); a null access specification means no access.
 The default protection is: (SYSTEM:E, OWNER:D, GROUP:R, WORLD:W).

 /NORECORD_BLOCKING
 Determines whether the symbiont can concatenate (or block together)
 output records for transmission to the output device.  If you specify
 /NORECORD_BLOCKING, the symbiont is directed to send each formatted
 record in a separate I/O request to the output device.  For the standard
 MicroVMS print symbiont, record blocking can have a significant
 performance advantage over single-record mode.

 /NORETAIN (default)
 Holds jobs in the queue in a completed status after they have
 executed. Possible keywords are:

 +---------------+------------------------------------------+
 | ALL (default) | Holds all jobs in the queue after        |
 |               | execution                                |
 +---------------+------------------------------------------+
 | ERROR         | Holds in the queue only jobs that        |
 |               | complete unsuccessfully                  |
 +---------------+------------------------------------------+

 /SCHEDULE=NOSIZE
 Schedules jobs in an output queue on the basis of size so that
 short jobs print before long jobs. The effect of this qualifier
 on currently pending jobs is unpredictable.

 /NOSEPARATE (default)
 Specifies the job separation defaults for a printer or terminal queue.
 The /SEPARATE qualifier cannot be used with the /GENERIC qualifier.
 Possible keywords are:

 +-------------------+------------------------------------------------+
 | [NO]BURST         | Prints a burst page (a flag page printed over  |
 |                   | the paper's perforations for easy              |
 |                   | identification of individual files) at the     |
 |                   | beginning of every job.                        |
 +-------------------+------------------------------------------------+
 | [NO]FLAG          | Prints a flag page (containing the job entry   |
 |                   | number, the name of the user submitting the    |
 |                   | job, and so on) at the beginning of every      |
 |                   | job.                                           |
 +-------------------+------------------------------------------------+
 | [NO]TRAILER       | Prints a trailer page at the end of every job. |
 +-------------------+------------------------------------------------+
 | [NO]RESET=(m,...) | Specifies a job reset sequence for the queue.  |
 |                   | The specified module(s) from the device        |
 |                   | control library (see /LIBRARY) are used to     |
 |                   | reset the device each time a job reset         |
 |                   | occurs.                                        |
 +-------------------+------------------------------------------------+

 /NOSTART (default)
 Starts the queue being initialized by the current INITIALIZE/QUEUE
 command.

 /NOTERMINAL (default)
 Associates a generic queue with a terminal queue (instead of a
 printer queue) of matching characteristics.

 Defines a working set default for a batch job. The /WSDEFAULT
 qualifier overrides the working set size specified in the user
 authorization file. Possible values are: a positive integer in the
 range 1 through 65535, 0, or the keyword NONE (the default). A zero or
 NONE sets the default value to the value specified either in the UAF
 or by the SUBMIT command (if specified).

 When used for an output queue, this qualifier specifies the working
 set default of the symbiont process for a printer, terminal, or
 server queue when the output queue is created.

 Defines a working set extent for the batch job. The /WSEXTENT
 qualifier overrides the working set extent in the user authorization
 file. Possible values are: a positive integer in the range 1 through
 65535, 0, or the keyword NONE (the default). A zero or NONE sets the
 default value to the value specified either in the UAF or by the
 SUBMIT command (if specified).

 When used for an output queue, this qualifier specifies the working
 set extent of the symbiont process for a printer, terminal, or
 server queue when the output queue is created.

 Defines a working set page size (working set quota) for the batch job.
 The /WSQUOTA qualifier overrides the value in the user authorization
 file. Possible values are: a positive integer in the range 1 through
 65535, 0, or the keyword NONE (the default). A zero or NONE set the
 default value to the value specified either in the UAF or by the
 SUBMIT command (if specified).

 When used for an output queue, this qualifier specifies the working
 set quota of the symbiont process for a printer, terminal, or
 server queue when the output queue is created.