The Delete command serves 2 purposes :
o Delete files by File-id
o Delete complete directories and directory trees very fast
Deleting files by file id's (with the /FILE qualifier) can be
usefull in removing files which are no longer in a directory
(eg. files marked for delete).
Deleting a directory (with the /DIRECTORY qualifier) is many times
faster than the normal DCL delete command, especially for large
directories. The /TREE qualifier can be used to delete a complete
directory tree with just one command.
The /FILE and /DIRECTORY command cannot be combined.
Syntax :
(1) DELETE <device>/FILE=<file-id>
(2) DELETE <full-directory-file-name>/DIRECTORY(/Qualifiers)
Additional Information:
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