Use the  VERIFY  command  to  scan  a  dictionary  file  for  damaged
 dictionary  directories,  objects, and history lists.  You can have a
 report of the scan written to a listing file or to your terminal.  To
 verify  the  main dictionary file, you must have VMS SYSPRV or BYPASS
 privilege.  To verify a subdictionary file,  you  need  only  be  the
 owner of the file.

 The default dictionary file is SYS$DISK:CDD.DIC.

 Command Syntax:

 VERIFY [qualifiers] file-specification

Additional information available:

parametersqualifiers

 file-specification

 Names the dictionary file you want  to  verify.   Wildcards  are  not
 permitted.    The   file   specification   is  a  standard  VMS  file
 specification, and the default file type is .DIC.

Additional information available:

/COMPLETE/LISTING/OUTPUT

 Syntax:

     /[NO]COMPLETE

 Use /COMPLETE to  scan  a  dictionary  file  for  corrupt  dictionary
 directories and to display a report including:

  o  Corrupt dictionary directories that can be reconstructed

  o  Dictionary  directories   or   objects   whose   corrupt   parent
     directories can be reconstructed

  o  Valid,  uncorrupted  dictionary  directories  or  objects   whose
     corrupt parent directories cannot be reconstructed


 /NOCOMPLETE generates a list of corrupt  dictionary  directories  and
 objects.  /NOCOMPLETE is the default.

 Syntax:

     /LISTING [= file-specification]
     /NOLISTING

 Use /LISTING to specify a file into which the results of the scan are
 written.  If you do not include a file specification, the results are
 written to SYS$OUTPUT.   /NOLISTING  suppresses  the  report  of  the
 results.

 The file specification is a standard VMS file specification, and  the
 default file type is .LIS.

 The default is /NOLISTING.

 Syntax:

     /OUTPUT [=file-specification]
     /NOOUTPUT

 CDDV accepts /OUTPUT as a synonym for /LISTING.