/sys$common/syshlp/helplib.hlb RECOVER, Qualifiers, /JOURNAL  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

       /JOURNAL=journal-filespec

    Specifies the journal that is to be used for recovery operations.
    By default, the RMS Recovery Utility uses the file specification
    for the journal that was specified when the data file was marked
    for journaling (with the SET FILE/AI_JOURNAL or the SET FILE/BI_
    JOURNAL command). To override the default and specify a different
    file specification for the same journal, use the /JOURNAL
    qualifier. The default file specification for the journal is
    filename.RMS$JOURNAL. You can use the /JOURNAL qualifier if the
    journal is in a different location from that originally specified
    in the SET FILE command (for example, if the original journal
    becomes unusable and a backup copy of the journal is on another
    volume).

    You can only use a journal that contains valid after-image or
    before-image data for the specified file.

    If you have a series of journals that are to be used in the
    recovery operation, and the journals have the same file
    specifications as when the SET FILE commands were issued, then
    you do not need to use the /JOURNAL qualifier. In this case,
    simply use a series of RECOVER commands, as explained in OpenVMS
    RMS Journaling Manual.