REMOVE

NAME

remove - delete dataset(s) from file

SYNOPSIS

remove (-i item) (-a item) (-b item) (-e) (-s) (-n) file

DESCRIPTION

remove is a program to delete specified datasets from database files. Use the "-i" option to delete the first dataset matching a specification. Use "-a item" to delete all datasets matching a specification. Use "-b item" to remove everything but the items specified. Thus "remove -i FX file" would remove the last fx item while "remove -a FX file" would remove all fx items. While "remove -bfx." would remove all but the first FX item in the file. If no items are specified the program enters a "prompted" mode.

Options and their meanings are:

-I Identify program and exit.

-i item Select first item matching item specification.

-a type Select all items matching item specification.

-b type Select all items except those matching item specification.

-e Remove everything from the file except the main header.

-s Delete selected items and all subsequent items that have been processed from them.

-n Do not query deletion of multiple pattern matches.

INPUT ITEMS

all Any dataset may be deleted.

VERSION/AUTHOR

3.5 - Mark Huckvale.

SEE ALSO

scopy(SFS1), summary(SFS1)
Fri Jul 09 14:54:32 2004