The RETRIEVE ARCHIVE command retrieves one or more generations of an element from one or more archive files. By default, CMS retrieves the highest numbered generation from the archive file and places a copy of the generation in your default directory with the same file name and type as the element whose generation was originally deleted (unless you specify another name or location with the /OUTPUT qualifier). You can indicate a specific generation to be retrieved with the /GENERATION qualifier. CMS creates one file for each retrieved generation. You do not need to have a library currently set to use this command, because the RETRIEVE ARCHIVE command does not interact with the CMS library.