    Errant DCL$OUTPUT*.LOG files?   The Question is:    K I occasionally see files named DCL$OUTPUT_&lt;pid&gt;.LOG in various places ?  files occupy zero blocks of disk space.  When I took a dump of O  SYS$SYSTEM:DCL.EXE, I noticed that it includes DCL$OUTPUT_!XL.  Could you tell &  me the circumstances under which thes e files are created?  The Answer is :   B   The creation of these files was the result of a DCL bug, and was   typically seen circa V7.1.   >   There is a support article available (via AskQ or otherwise)   that is entitled:    F [OpenVMS] Various DCL Cmds Run In Batch Create DCL$OUTPUT_xxxxxxxx.LOG   B   The known cases of this errant log file creation within DCL have,   been resolved on current OpenVMS releases.   $   These files can be safely deleted.   0  Answer written or last revised on  25-MAY-2004 