VMS Help FORTRAN, Qualifiers  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

  Indicate either special actions to be performed by the compiler or
  special properties of input or output files.  Compiler qualifiers
  can apply to either the FORTRAN command or the specification of the
  file being compiled.  When a qualifier follows the FORTRAN command,
  it applies to all the files listed.  When a qualifier follows the
  file specification, it applies only to the file immediately
  preceding it.

  You can override some qualifiers specified on the command line by
  using the OPTIONS statement.  For more information on the OPTIONS
  statement, see STATEMENTS OPTION in this Help file.