HELPLIB.HLB  —  DEFRAGMENT  FILE  Qualifiers  /DORMANT
       /DORMANT=(file-spec[,...])
       /NODORMANT (default)

          The /DORMANT qualifier indicates files to be
          considered dormant when final file placement
          decisions are made. Dormant files are placed on the
          volume to allow placing other files in optimum disk
          locations. In general, they are placed further away
          from the ODS-2 data structures than /FREQUENT files
          and files not classified in any manner.

          If a file is indicated in both the DORMANT and
          FREQUENT lists, it is considered dormant. If a file
          is indicated in both the EXCLUDE and DORMANT lists,
          it is excluded.

                                      NOTE

             The amount of free space on the volume, the
             number of files currently being accessed, and
             other factors influence file placement. Thus,
             the Disk File Optimizer does not guarantee
             file placement, but makes every effort to place
             files as described.

          The file-spec field allows wildcard characters.
          You can specify wildcard characters in place of
          the directory name, file name, file type, or file
          version number field. The default file-spec for all
          wildcard operations is DISK:[000000...]*.*;*. Thus,
          specifying *.TMP;* selects all *.TMP;* files on the
          entire volume.
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