Specifies the source database files to be written to an .rbr file. o The ALIAS argument specifies the alias of an already attached database. If the database you want to export is already attached, specifying ALIAS avoids the overhead of a second attachment to the database and the locking that attachment entails. o The FILENAME and PATHNAME arguments both identify the database root file associated with the database. If you specify a repository path name, the path name indirectly specifies the database root file. Because the EXPORT statement does not change any definitions in the repository the effect of the PATHNAME and FILENAME arguments is the same.