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Where does SORT place its work files by default?

  1. SYS$SORTWORK
  2. SYS$OUTPUT
  3. SYS$SORT
  4. SYS$SCRATCH
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Explanation

The VMS SORT utility uses SYS$SCRATCH as the default location for its work files. SYS$SCRATCH is the logical name that points to the temporary directory used for scratch files during sorting operations when no explicit work file location is specified.

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