file_desc A file descriptor. buffer A pointer to a character string that is large enough to hold the file specification. . . . An optional argument that can be either 1 or 0. If you specify 1, the getname function returns the file specification in OpenVMS format. If you specify 0, the getname function returns the file specification in UNIX style format. If you omit this argument, the getname function returns the filename according to your current command-language interpreter (CLI).