Creates a file that can be used as a page, swap, or dump file.
    Normally, this command is used indirectly by executing the
    command procedure SYS$UPDATE:SWAPFILES.

    Format

      CREATE  file-spec

1  –  Parameter

 file-spec

    The name of the file to be created.

2  –  Qualifiers

2.1    /CONTIGUOUS

       /CONTIGUOUS
       /NOCONTIGUOUS

    Specifies that the created file is either to be contiguous
    (/CONTIGUOUS) or contiguous-best-try (/NOCONTIGUOUS). The
    Primitive File System used during OpenVMS bootstrap restricts all
    files used during the early bootstrap process to have a one-block
    file header. Because of this restriction, OpenVMS cannot be
    reliably bootstrapped from a bound volume set and is not
    supported on a bound volume set. For best performance, VSI
    recommends that page, swap, and dump files be contiguous.

2.2    /SIZE

       /SIZE=block-count

    Specifies the size in blocks of the file to be created.

3  –  Example

  SYSGEN>  CREATE DISK$PAGE:[NODE1]PAGEFILE.SYS /SIZE=200000

      This command creates a file called PAGEFILE.SYS on the disk
      DISK$PAGE: in directory [NODE1]. This file is created as a
      contiguous-best-try file, which is the default. SYSGEN creates
      the file with 200,000 blocks, or allocates as many blocks on
      the disk as it can and displays a message warning that the file
      does not have the full allocation specified with the CREATE
      command.

      The file will not be used for paging or swapping until you use
      the SYSGEN command INSTALL specifying the file and how it is to
      be used.