/INITIALIZE=CONTINUATION Specifies that any volume added to the magnetic tape volume set is initialized before you can write to the volume. Example The /INITIALIZE=CONTINUATION qualifier instructs the MOUNT command to assign its own continuation label. In this case, the operator can enter the command REPLY/BLANK=n, and the system assigns a label derived from the original. It uses the label specified in the MOUNT command and adds the appropriate number (ABCD02, ABCD03, and so forth). $ MOUNT/INITIALIZE=CONTINUATION MTA0: ABCD