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*Wipe

Programmer's Reference Manuals
» Part 17 - *Commands
» *Commands - Sorted By Name
» *Wipe

*Wipe

Use

This *Command deletes one or more objects that match the given wildcard specification.

Syntax

*Wipe object_spec [[~]options]

Parameters

object_spec Valid (wilcarded) pathname specifying a file or directory
options Valid options (Upper/lowercase letters, separated by spaces). Default
C(onfirm) Prompt for confirmation of each copy ON
F(orce) Force deletion of locked objects OFF
R(ecurse) Delete subdirectories and contents OFF
V(erbose) Print information on each object deleted ON

Notes

Options are taken from the system variable Wipe$Options, and those given to the command.

To turn on a specific option, it must be included in the option list. To ensure a specific option is turned off, then it must be preceded with the tilde symbol (~).

See also

  • *Delete
Revised on January 22, 2010 23:13:14 by Andrew Hodgkinson (6) (127.0.0.1)
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