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ERASE                                                       CMS Nucleus command

Use the ERASE command to delete one or more CMS files from a read/write disk.
The format of the ERASE command is:
+----------+------------------------------------------------------------------+
| ERASE    | fn ft fm [( Notype|Type [)]]                                     |
+----------+------------------------------------------------------------------+
where:

fn       is the filename of the file(s) to be erased.  An asterisk coded in
         this position indicates that all filenames are to be used.  fn must be
         specified, either with a name or an asterisk.

ft       is the filetype of the file(s) to be erased.  An asterisk coded in
         this position indicates that all filetypes are to be used.  This field
         must be specified, either with a name or an asterisk.

fm       is the filemode of the files to be erased.  If this field is omitted,
         only the A-disk is searched.  An asterisk coded in this position
         indicates that files with the specified filename and/or filetype are
         to be erased from all read/write disks.

Options:

Type     displays at the terminal the file identifier of each file erased.

Notype   file identifiers are not displayed at the terminal.  This is the
         default.


Usage notes:

1.  If you specify an asterisk for both filename and filetype you must specify
    both a filemode letter and number; for example:
       erase * * a5

2.  To erase all files on a particular disk, you can use the FORMAT command to
    reformat it, or you can access the disk using the ACCESS command with the
    ERASE option.

3.  If an asterisk is entered as the filemode, then either the filename or the
    filetype or both must be specified by name.