1  DELETE
   Deletes one or more files from a foreign block-addressable mass
   storage volume. EXCHANGE does not delete files from Files-11
   volumes; the DELETE command is supported only on RT-11 volumes.

   Format

     DELETE  file-spec[, . . . ]
 

2  Parameter
 

file-spec[, . . . ]

   Specifies the names of one or more files to be deleted. You can
   specify wildcard characters in any of the file specification
   fields.

   To delete more than one file, separate the file specifications
   with commas or plus signs.

   The DELETE command does not delete a file with the SYS type
   unless you specify the /SYSTEM qualifier. EXCHANGE displays a
   message if it passes over one or more SYS files during a delete
   operation.

   EXCHANGE does not delete files with the type BAD if the file
   specification contains wildcards. When this happens, you will not
   receive a warning. Therefore, to delete files with the type BAD,
   enter their file specifications explicitly.
 

2  Qualifiers
 

/LOG

      /LOG
      /NOLOG

   Controls whether the DELETE command displays the file
   specification of each deleted file. The default is /NOLOG.
 

/SYSTEM

      /SYSTEM
      /NOSYSTEM

   Controls whether the DELETE command deletes files with the file
   type SYS. Files with the type SYS are usually necessary for the
   operation of an RT-11 system. Only RT-11 volumes handle .SYS
   files in this manner.

   The default is /NOSYSTEM; the DELETE command does not delete
   an RT-11 file with the SYS type, whether matched by a wildcard
   specification or explicitly named. EXCHANGE displays a message
   whenever it skips a SYS file during a delete operation.
 

/VOLUME_FORMAT

      /VOLUME_FORMAT=option

   Defines the physical format of the volume to be processed.
   RT-11 volumes are the only volumes on which DELETE is currently
   supported.
 

2  Examples

   1.EXCHANGE> DELETE DMA0:COMMON.SUM/VOLUME=RT11

     The command in this example deletes the file COMMON.SUM from
     the RT-11 device DMA0.

   2.EXCHANGE> DELETE DXA0:*.OLD

     The command in this example deletes all files with the file
     type OLD from the diskette.

   3.EXCHANGE> MOUNT /VIRTUAL TEST: TEST.DSK/VOLUME=RT11

     EXCHANGE> DELETE TEST:ALPHA.TXT,BETA.TXT

     The command in this example deletes the files ALPHA.TXT and
     BETA.TXT from the virtual device file TEST.DSK.