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  1. **********************************************************************
  2. *                              DELETE                                *
  3. **********************************************************************
  4. *                  COPYRIGHT 1983 EUGENE H. MALLORY                  *
  5. **********************************************************************
  6. PROGRAM:
  7.     DELETE - This is a better form of ERA.  It has better
  8.     afn abilities and types the names of the files
  9.     deleted, or if they are already deleted.
  10.  
  11. USAGE:
  12.     DELETE [afn]...
  13.     
  14. FUNCTION:
  15.     This accepts a list of afn's (See LS). It deletes all files 
  16.     specified and outputs messages for all files deleted and for any 
  17.     files not found.
  18.     
  19. EXAMPLE:
  20.     DELETE *.BAK !SPECIAL.BAK GARBAGE.OLD >LST:
  21.     {List of files deleted goes to LST: device.}
  22.     
  23.  
  24.  
  25.         Command Line                       
  26.  
  27. ___________________________________  
  28.                                   |  
  29.                                   |  
  30.                                   |  AMBIGUOUS FILE NAME LIST
  31.                                   |  
  32.                                   |                  
  33.                     ______________V______________    
  34.                     |                           |     Standard Output
  35.                     |                           | NAMES OF FILES DELETED
  36.                     |           DELETE          |----------------------->
  37.                     |                           |
  38.                     |                           |
  39.                     |___________________________|
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