14.4 Summary
The file is a fundamental entity within the operating system.
A file may be manipulated in Fortran by associating its name with a unit number. All subsequent communication within the program is through the unit number.
When a file is opened there are a large number of equatable keywords which may be employed to establish its characteristics.
The default file type used in Fortran is sequential formatted, but several other esoteric types may be used.
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(2006). Files. In: Introduction to Programming with Fortran. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-84628-054-0_14
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