Examples

   1.$ PURGE

     The PURGE command in this example deletes all but the highest
     numbered version of all files in the default directory.

   2.$ PURGE *.COM

     The PURGE command in this example deletes all but the highest
     numbered version of each file with a file type of .COM.

   3.$ PURGE/KEEP=3  [WILDER.JOB308]ACCOUNT.COB

     The PURGE command in this example deletes all but the three
     highest numbered versions of the file ACCOUNT.COB in the
     subdirectory [WILDER.JOB308].

   4.$ PURGE/ERASE/SINCE=YESTERDAY [.MEMOS]

     The PURGE command in this example purges all files in the MEMOS
     subdirectory that have been created or modified since yesterday
     and erases the storage locations so that the purged data no
     longer exists.

   5.$ PURGE [BROD.TESTFILES]/LOG
     %PURGE-I-FILPURG, DISK1:[BROD.TESTFILES]AVE.OBJ;1 deleted (3 blocks)
     %PURGE-I-FILPURG, DISK1:[BROD.TESTFILES]BACK.OBJ;2 deleted (5 blocks)
     %PURGE-I-TOTAL, 2 files deleted (8 blocks)

     The PURGE command in this example purges all files cataloged
     in the subdirectory named [BROD.TESTFILES]. The /LOG qualifier
     requests the PURGE command to display the specification of each
     file it has deleted as well as the total number of files that
     have been deleted.

   6.$ PURGE/GRAND_TOTAL STATUS.TXT
     %PURGE-I-TOTAL, 6 files deleted (600KB)

     The output display in this example shows that 6 files were
     deleted for a total of 600KB. The process is currently set to
     display file sizes in bytes. To change future displays to show
     blocks, use the SET PROCESS/UNITS=BLOCKS command.

   7.$ PURGE/KEEP=2 TAMPA::DISK1:[EXAMPLE]*.LIS

     The PURGE command in this example deletes all but the two
     highest numbered versions of each file with the file type .LIS
     in the directory EXAMPLE on remote node TAMPA.