Recovery command options can be specified in either of the following two ways:
The following options may be specified to modify the behavior of the Indexed File Recovery (recover1) utility.
-I
The default is for recover1 to do a complete recovery of the indexed file if the file is marked as needing recovery. See the Y and Z options in this topic for additional options that modify the behavior of the Indexed File Recovery utility.
-K [template-file]
If no template-file is specified, the user will be prompted either for a template file or for enough information to rebuild the KIB. If template-file is specified, it should be the name of a valid indexed file with the same format as the file being recovered. This file will be used as a template. The required KIB information is read from the KIB of the template file. The template file can be a backup copy of the file being recovered, if the backup occurred before the file was damaged, or, it can be a file created by performing an OPEN OUTPUT in a COBOL program with the proper file control entry and file description entry for the file being recovered. An OPEN OUTPUT must have been performed on the template file, but it need not contain any records. A template file must be specified if the KIB is corrupt and the file uses either an enumerated code set or an enumerated collating sequence. The default is to check the KIB for validity and, if it is found to be invalid, prompt for either a template file or information to rebuild the KIB. The name of the template file is not resolved through any environment variables.
-L [log-file]
Only the first 100 errors will be logged. In addition to errors, a number of informational lines about the indexed file and its recovery are written to the log file, including information about sort memory (see the M option regarding sort memory). If log-file specifies an environment variable name, the environment variable value will be resolved before opening the log file; this allows the use of the name PRINTER to send the log information to the print device. If log-file is omitted in the L option, the default value of log-file is PRINTER. If the L option is not specified, the default is not to write a log file.
-M [MB-of-memory]
where MB-of memory is a number in the range 0 to 2000. Allocating more memory generally results in faster execution of recover1 and causes fewer node blocks to be built. If this option is not specified, a suitable number will be computed; in this case, sort memory is limited to no more than 40 million bytes. When a log file is written (see the L option), a line is written into the log file to show the maximum effective sort-memory size. If the M option is specified without a number of megabytes, the default value of 50 is used.
-Q
If the file is marked as needing recovery, or has a non-zero Open For Modify Count, then it will be recovered. Otherwise, no action occurs. This behavior can be modified by using the Y option. The default is to display information and ask questions, which must be answered by the operator.
to the operating system. The T option has the following format:
-T
Specifying the T option will result in a minimal size indexed file, but may reduce performance if records are subsequently added to the indexed file. The default is not to truncate the file. When the file is not truncated, any empty blocks remain part of the file and are available for use in adding new records to the file.
truncate a file.
-Y
Using the Y option will cause a file to be recovered even if it is not marked for recovery, including the case of when the Q option is also specified. The default is to wait for a response from the operator after a question is displayed.
-Z
If the file is marked as needing recovery, the Z option is ignored. The default is to treat a non-zero Open For Modify Count as indicating that the file needs recovery.