Write

   Syntax: write file-name [alias]

   The write command is used to create a command file which, when
   fed back into DB with the < or << commands, will recreate the
   entire database. If the alias keyword is specified, then a PMDF
   alias file (using PMDF's alias file format) will instead be
   produced.

   For instance, the following commands will create a database named
   DB2.DAT which duplicates the database DB1.DAT:

   db> open db1.dat
   db> write make.com
   db> open db2.dat
   [creating database]
   db> <<make.com
   db>

   The above example presupposes the existence of a database named
   DB1.DAT. The file MAKE.COM created with the write command is an
   ordinary text file which can be edited with any text editor.

   Note that this is not an efficient way to duplicate a database
   - the DCL COPY command works much faster. The write command is
   intended as a means of creating a textual representation of a
   database which can be edited as a text file and later turned back
   into a database.