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### 4.7 Files opened without an explicit ACTION= specifier

The Fortran standard says that if an `OPEN` statement is executed without an explicit `ACTION=` specifier, the default value is processor dependent. GNU Fortran behaves as follows:

1. Attempt to open the file with `ACTION='READWRITE'`
2. If that fails, try to open with `ACTION='READ'`
3. If that fails, try to open with `ACTION='WRITE'`
4. If that fails, generate an error