RSD file system

The RSD (record sequential delimited) file system supports sequential files that have fixed or variable-length records. You can process RSD files by using the standard system file utility functions such as browse, edit, copy, delete, and print.

RSD files provide good performance. They give you the ability to port files easily between Linux® and Windows-based systems and to share files between programs and applications written in different languages.

RSD files support all COBOL data types in records of fixed or variable length. Each record that is written is followed by a newline control character.

Related concepts  
File organization and access mode